October 2010 - Spouse Buzz - The Network of Care

2010 Military Holiday Mail Deadlines

Holiday Mail Deadlines For those mailing packages to friends and loved ones in the military overseas, Christmas comes early. And Hanukkah comes even earlier. It depends on how you plan to send it, but if it’s traveling the slowest way...

Published Wed, Oct 06 2010 6:05 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment, Miscellaneous, Resources

Mrs. Whiny McCrankipants

Three nights ago I realized that Air Force Guy and I had reached yet another reintegration milestone: the one where I'm constantly irritated. I know how irritated I am. And I feel horrible about it. But I'm still irritated. Let...

Published Fri, Oct 08 2010 7:46 AM by SpouseBUZZ

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

How Can Civilians Thank Military Spouses?

Someone once asked me what a civilian can do for military families. There are lots of answers to that question, but I couldn't easily come up with a single one. I stammered a bit and tried to come up with...

Published Tue, Oct 12 2010 7:34 PM by SpouseBUZZ

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

The Making of a Military Marriage

Every now and then you come across a story which manages to combine all the quirky ingredients that can make military life so unique, challenging and yet wonderful. Oh, how I loved this story.... My husband is a GySgt in...

Published Wed, Oct 13 2010 9:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ

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

Military Wives as Surrogates: "Controversial"

Those of us who watch Army Wives remember the first episode when Pamela gave birth to surrogate twins. This morning, Good Morning America, in collaboration with Glamour Magazine, ran a segment on military wives as surrogates. Click here to see...

Published Fri, Oct 15 2010 2:23 PM by SpouseBUZZ

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

A Turn to Take, A Turn to Give

Once upon a time, there was a not-so-young military spouse who had a bunch of babies right in a row. For a few years (well, maybe more than a few) things were pretty crazy. A successful day consisted of feeding...

Published Thu, Oct 21 2010 1:31 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Day in the Life of a Milspouse

Communication Semper Fi family style.

The Semper Fi family life is a crazy one these days. Lancelot is up and out the door way before the sun comes up and comes home wayyyyy after it sets. Light Twin is working crazy hours as well. Sometimes,...

Published Fri, Oct 22 2010 9:05 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Military Life

Project Military Family

SpouseBUZZ is pleased to welcome Amy, a journalist and Army wife. Amy is currently researching and writing about marriage support in the military as part of a year-long Phillips Foundation journalism fellowship. Amy will be publishing the fruit of her...

Published Sun, Oct 24 2010 12:40 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Marriage & Family

I'm new here -- give me a hand?

As Andi announced yesterday, my name is Amy and I am the newest addition to the SpouseBUZZ blogging universe. I’m extremely excited to share with you what I’ve been learning about how the military supports us families. Because I am...

Published Mon, Oct 25 2010 4:13 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Marriage & Family

All About Children -- AUSA Day II

“For many children, resiliency seems to be waning.” -- Dr. Amy Richardson, policy researcher with the RAND Corporation. It’s this quote that really sums up the tone of today’s second military family forum here at AUSA. Deployment has made our...

Published Tue, Oct 26 2010 10:40 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: FRG/Spouse Support, Marriage & Family

Ginger, or Mary Ann?

Thanks to all our non-Army spouses for bearing with us this week as we covered the AUSA Family Forums wall-to-wall. The Forums showcased programs that have a huge impact on Army families. AUSA is officially over now. We'll wrap up...

Published Wed, Oct 27 2010 3:25 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Miscellaneous

Fit Club, Round Two

If you've been around SpouseBUZZ a while, you might remember that I did an awesome job of losing a bunch of weight while my husband was deployed, and then gained it all back when he returned. I've been whining and...

Published Sat, Oct 02 2010 6:38 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Day in the Life of a Milspouse, Fit Club

Hearing From the Chaplaincy -- AUSA Day III

The highlight for me of AUSA Family Forum III was hearing from Maj. Gen. Douglas Carver, the Army’s chief of chaplains. As someone who loves to be involved with religious life on post, I’m always very interested in hearing from...

Published Thu, Oct 28 2010 5:09 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: FRG/Spouse Support, Marriage & Family

I'm not Super-Woman... and I don't play her on TV either

First Lady Michelle Obama recently gave the keynote address at The Women's Conference 2010 in Long Beach, CA. After reading her speech, I believe she is sincerely making an effort to get to know us as a group and to...

Published Fri, Oct 29 2010 4:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Military Life

Moving forward

Last week, AWTM wrote a post about the diagnosis of her son with Asperger's Syndrome. She asked for milspouses to comment with their stories and thoughts. The post received some great comments and so did the thread on our facebook...

Published Sat, Oct 30 2010 11:12 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Marriage & Family

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2010 Military Holiday Mail Deadlines

Mrs. Whiny McCrankipants

How Can Civilians Thank Military Spouses?

The Making of a Military Marriage

Military Wives as Surrogates: "Controversial"

A Turn to Take, A Turn to Give

Communication Semper Fi family style.

Project Military Family

I'm new here -- give me a hand?

All About Children -- AUSA Day II

Ginger, or Mary Ann?

Fit Club, Round Two

Hearing From the Chaplaincy -- AUSA Day III

I'm not Super-Woman... and I don't play her on TV either

Moving forward