April 2010 - Spouse Buzz - The Network of Care

In the Air Force? Listen up ...

First -- My going-in point -- Congress establishes how many people may be on Active Duty at any one time, within each of the Services. Then the Services (Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force) are funded to support that many people....

Published Wed, Apr 07 2010 6:30 AM by SpouseBUZZ

In This Case, I Think the Bad Outweighs the Good....

Moving, under any circumstance, is no fun, but I've found there are elements of good and bad in a move. Good - I found over $300 in gift cards we've never used. This will come in handy. Bad - I...

Published Mon, Apr 19 2010 8:22 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: PCS

Feels like going home

I've never been to the state, let alone the place, where we will be moving this summer. But there's a part of me that feels like I'm going home. Why? Because after 2 years in Civilian Land, I'll be back...

Published Wed, Apr 21 2010 9:41 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Keeping the Home Fires Lit

Ever since he started taking boxing classes, my seven year old son has been stating his intention to be a fighter sponsored by Ranger Up. It's not surprising that he knows who they are - my husband has been coveting...

Published Sun, Apr 11 2010 8:51 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Miscellaneous, Day in the Life of a Milspouse, Family Matters, Marriage

“Dating” during Deployment

Today I recalled a conversation I had with a new friend of mine. She was extremely excited because she was going out on a date and was telling me how she and her husband had scheduled a specific day and...

Published Wed, Apr 21 2010 10:54 PM by SpouseBUZZ

If you have ever lived OCONUS (outside the continental US), I could use your input...

For the first time in my almost 13 years of military spouse-dom, we are PCSing OCONUS. Hawaii, to be exact! We are all very excited and looking forward to not having to shovel snow or wear snow boots or have...

Published Sun, Apr 25 2010 9:38 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: PCS

Fit Club Goes Post-Deployment

If you've been around a while, you might remember that I spent a big chunk of my husband's deployment trying to lose some weight, and I was successful. I lost a good solid 25 pounds, and some days it was...

Published Tue, Apr 27 2010 8:06 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Fit Club

Really? He Is? Anybody ELSE want to know?

As with every war story, so goes the beginning: "There I was, and this ain't no sh**." But first, yall know that I softly roll around in that computer no-mans-land between knowing how to use the PC and really understanding...

Published Mon, Apr 05 2010 8:05 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment

An excellent series of posts

I love her blog to begin with but Army Blogger Wife is staring down another deployment and has begun a series of Deployment Questions. I hope you will check them out and add some feedback. Because going through the comments...

Published Thu, Apr 15 2010 4:09 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment

Just a Picture

Our Andi (who seems to be everywhere!) at the Milblog Conference this weekend (as taken by Evil Blond Air Force Child).

Published Sun, Apr 11 2010 7:56 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Weblogs

Sons of the Fallen: May 18 - One Night Only

Shelly Hall is a Gold Star Wife and a great friend of SpouseBUZZ. She and many others have been pushing hard over the past several months to get a film about boys who've lost their fathers in the line of...

Published Wed, Apr 21 2010 4:16 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: SurvivorBUZZ

Free YMCA for Certain Groups

I've reported on this before, but the program is still going on and I want to make sure that everyone knows. The DOD has contracted with YMCAs to offer free memberships to certain military families who might not be near...

Published Sun, Apr 25 2010 4:18 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment, Resources, Fit Club

Welcome Home!

Wow - What a great homecoming video. Kleenex required....

Published Mon, Apr 26 2010 1:35 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment

Month of the Military Child 2010

This month we celebrate our military children. Military Children There are 1.7 million American children and youth under 18 with a parent serving in the military and about 900,000 with one or both parents deployed multiple times. April is designated....

Published Wed, Apr 07 2010 7:01 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Military Brats, Resources

PCS? What PCS?

This summer will be my 10thmove and 7th PCS in 12 years of marriage to my Marine. So, you would think that I would have this whole moving thing down to a science, or at least an art. Not so...

Published Fri, Apr 16 2010 4:46 PM by SpouseBUZZ

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

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In the Air Force? Listen up ...

In This Case, I Think the Bad Outweighs the Good....

Feels like going home

Keeping the Home Fires Lit

“Dating” during Deployment

If you have ever lived OCONUS (outside the continental US), I could use your input...

Fit Club Goes Post-Deployment

Really? He Is? Anybody ELSE want to know?

An excellent series of posts

Just a Picture

Sons of the Fallen: May 18 - One Night Only

Free YMCA for Certain Groups

Welcome Home!

Month of the Military Child 2010

PCS? What PCS?