March 2010 - Spouse Buzz - The Network of Care

Not Avon, but Special Agent lady calling...

The phone rang. It was the guard from one of the gates of our gated community here in Civilian Land. I wasn't expecting a visitor so I was only half listening, waiting for the pause so I could say that...

Published Thu, Mar 04 2010 12:34 PM by SpouseBUZZ

The Hardest Thing I've Ever Done: A Series of Screw-Ups and Lessons Learned

I've been absent from blogging lately because of a series of unexpected events. Events which turned out to be overwhelming, and almost did me in. In January, on the day my husband deployed, I received a phone call informing me...

Published Tue, Mar 09 2010 8:45 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Day in the Life of a Milspouse

I know ... I promised not to ...

... but I just have to toss out another rhetorical situation ... (really! It IS rhetorical! I HAVE deleted the names and places and ... you know, all of that other "Dragnet" stuff. Wait. Now I have to look it...

Published Fri, Mar 12 2010 2:58 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Spouse Support Organizations

Bedroom Lottery, Anyone?

No, not that kind.... Recently, I was talking with my girlfriend, a real estate agent. We were talking about HGTV's House Hunters and she was telling me that without fail, for couples with babies, she always looks for a house...

Published Mon, Mar 15 2010 5:41 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Homecomings and Root Canals: A Very Bad Combination

My husband finally made it home. I had only a few hours notice so, of course, the panic ensued. So did a raging toothache. There is nothing worse than a toothache. You can't eat solid food, you can't smile, you...

Published Wed, Mar 31 2010 9:31 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Reintegration

Are you focused?

I had the opportunity to meet and chat with a very dear friend that has weathered the changes of being a milspouse with me -- as we're both guys married to active duty women. I asked -- if you could,...

Published Sat, Mar 20 2010 6:06 AM by SpouseBUZZ

The Lesson I'll Never Learn is....

.... that they will not be home when they originally plan to be home. I have to throw away the "Welcome Home" cake (or eat it all myself). The banner won't be hung. All of those appointments that I postponed...

Published Tue, Mar 23 2010 6:10 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment

"18 Days is All About Separation" Saving Abel Live Tonight!

Rockers Saving Abel explain the meaning of their song "18 Days," from the set of an aircraft carrier. Pretty cool stuff. Now here's something fun.... Saving Abel will be performing in the Persian Gulf tonight at 10:00 EST, as part...

Published Thu, Mar 04 2010 1:57 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Entertainment

Our imaginary flag

I enjoy watching military movies and tv shows and documentaries with my husband. Being in the Navy and what he does is such a huge part of him and how he spends his days (and sometimes nights and weeks and...

Published Wed, Mar 10 2010 9:07 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Miscellaneous

An Open Letter..

To my military brat Dear Little Man: I’ve been thinking back on recent events and realized something. All this time you were there secretly making sure I kept my sanity. You redefined what it meant to be a “battle buddy”...

Published Sat, Mar 13 2010 8:15 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Military Brats

Up In The Air

Although it is grammatically incorrect and it may make a nice title for a movie, the title of this post is not my favorite way for things in my life to be. The end of deployment is upon us. I'm...

Published Mon, Mar 15 2010 6:34 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment, Day in the Life of a Milspouse, Marriage, Military Brats, Civilians, Humor, Reintegration

Feather Weight Challenge - Final Weigh In

It's over! Ten weeks doesn't sound like much when you set out, but about two days into it when you're craving a PB&J sandwich and a diet Mountain Dew more than anything else on Earth (and I would have traded...

Published Wed, Mar 31 2010 7:59 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Fit Club

It Is A Miracle We Survived

I love being a two parent household. When my husband returned, I put away my super-mom cape and started behaving as if the world would continue functioning if I didn't take care of every single last thing. Other than a...

Published Tue, Mar 02 2010 4:07 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Day in the Life of a Milspouse

A Choice?

An update on my family: everything worked out swimmingly. My husband made it home from Afghanistan and ten days later I gave birth to a darling little girl. We couldn't have asked for a more perfect turn of events. But...

Published Sat, Mar 20 2010 6:03 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Day in the Life of a Milspouse, TriCare

Feather Weight Challenge - Final Week

When last we saw our intrepid heroine airforcewife, she was stuck on a nasty weight loss plateau that was driving her batty. Despite 6 boxing/kickboxing workouts a week and additional cardio three to four times a week; despite severely limiting...

Published Fri, Mar 26 2010 11:52 AM by SpouseBUZZ