August 2010 - Spouse Buzz - The Network of Care

We are Never, Ever Moving All This Stuff Again

Ah, the joys of PCS. Today was the highly anticipated, and also highly dreaded, delivery of household goods. First the good news: almost no damage, and it all will fit in our house! Let the rejoicing begin! Before you get...

Published Thu, Aug 12 2010 1:04 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: PCS

Pizza and Other Details

"Ever since I got home from Afghanistan, I have had this total pizza fetish. I want pizza constantly. I used to crave pizza so bad while I was deployed," my husband said last night when a Papa John's commercial came...

Published Wed, Aug 11 2010 6:33 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Day in the Life of a Milspouse

Back in the sister 'hood!

I've spent the past 2 years in Civilian Land. There's nothing wrong with that. But there was no military base, no commissary, no Exchange, none of the support and services we're used to having available whether we use them or...

Published Tue, Aug 10 2010 6:08 PM by SpouseBUZZ

On, or Off?

I was talking last week with a friend who is torn between living on post, and living off post. Her husband really enjoys driving off post and leaving work behind him for the evening. She, too likes having a buffer...

Published Tue, Aug 10 2010 6:48 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Day in the Life of a Milspouse

Hard Decisions and Change

A recent article in Stars and Stripes has a lot of people talking, and talking about a subject a subject sure to result in raised voices and anger in almost every conversation - the sustainability of military retirement benefits. Namely,...

Published Mon, Aug 09 2010 9:47 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Miscellaneous, Day in the Life of a Milspouse, Legal Issues, Finances

Semper Bellus

One of my very favorite things about being a part of the military family is the way humor comes into play in most situations. Gallows humor? We all got it. And while inter-service rivalry is definitely there, even in the...

Published Mon, Aug 09 2010 2:49 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Humor

Break it to me Gently

We have had a long deployment break, in fact I am sure it is longer than the rest of my Spousebuzz cohorts. I won't even mention it out of fear of the stones that could be thrown. We at Spousebuzz...

Published Sat, Aug 07 2010 8:56 AM by SpouseBUZZ

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

Building a Forever Home

We've lived in so many homes throughout the years. Each more different than the one before. Whether we were renting or bought a home, we've always lived in homes and apartments where someone else had designed the home. I used...

Published Fri, Aug 06 2010 7:25 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: PCS

Fit Club - Getting started

It took me wwwaaaaayyyyyy too long to get ready to start living a healthier lifestyle, so it is no surprise it has taken me a few weeks to get myself in gear to write this post. In addition to outshining...

Published Fri, Aug 06 2010 4:26 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Fit Club

An Angel Among Us

One thing I love about being a military spouse is the opportunity to PCS/travel and meet so many different people. Every now and then I have the honor and privilege of meeting someone who is absolutely amazing. I've met politicians,...

Published Wed, Aug 04 2010 3:18 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Civilians, Wounded Spouse

SpouseBUZZ chats with Brian McNamara

Last Thursday, SpouseBUZZ and CinCHouse caught up with Brian McNamara a/k/a General Holden at a Ft. Belvoir screening of Army Wives. Vice President Biden and Dr. Jill Biden addressed those in attendance.

Published Wed, Aug 04 2010 5:25 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Entertainment

To Tell or Not to Tell

My husband is gone right now, on an all expense paid vacation to an exotic locale. Which really isn't anything unusual in this household. And, really, I'm okay with it. I've got the routine down pat at this point. The...

Published Tue, Aug 03 2010 9:35 PM by SpouseBUZZ

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

This and That: Voting, Idaho and Hawaii

Military.com and CinCHouse announced the finalists in their search for the 2010 Spouse of the Year this morning. Take a look at the list of ten outstanding milspouses and cast your vote. SpouseBUZZ LIVE will be heading to Mountain Home...

Published Tue, Aug 03 2010 2:50 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Miscellaneous

No to Yes/No Boxes on Pre-Deployment Checklists?

Yesterday, Admiral Mullen vowed to put an end to the yes/no boxes on a service members pre-deployment checklist with respect to distributing family readiness and other information. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff vowed today to eliminate the...

Published Tue, Aug 03 2010 11:18 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment

"The Hardest Battle"

I watched this video earlier today: If you have trouble viewing the video, click here for another version. This touched me for many reasons. Apparently, CBS spent some time with this Marine unit, then went stateside to get the homefront...

Published Mon, Aug 02 2010 2:08 PM by SpouseBUZZ