October 2010 - Spouse Buzz - The Network of Care

AUSA Day Three: Interview with Joanne Steen

The first time I heard of Joanne Steen was from a Chaplain at our last duty station. My husband’s unit had spent several months downrange in heavy combat and had lost many amazing soldiers. Those soldiers left behind a lot...

Published Thu, Oct 28 2010 1:47 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: SurvivorBUZZ

Fit Club: Rock On

Hi, Fit Club friends...howzit? (which is Hawaiian for "What is happening?" or "How are things going?") Tootsie, Maharet, Melissa, Lin, BunnyRosa? Are you still with me? I guess I should report in. It has been 11 days since I've...

Published Mon, Oct 11 2010 12:27 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Fit Club

Milspouses: Homefront by the Numbers

I read a fascinating article titled Marines in Marjah: War by the Numbers. In the first two months of a seven-month tour, U.S. Marine Cpl. Chuck Martin has been in 16 firefights. He's done laundry twice, mailed five letters and...

Published Mon, Oct 25 2010 11:49 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment, Humor

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

Someone's Got To Give

A friend of mine .has a child who is having some serious behavioral difficulties, and it is causing a lot of stress in her family. They are seeing a therapist, and trying medication, and an assortment of other things. As...

Published Fri, Oct 01 2010 12:30 PM by SpouseBUZZ

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

AUSA Day Three: Interview with Bonnie Carroll of TAPS

For military survivors, the TAPS program has become the go-to organization for support. Paired with the Survivor Outreach Services on posts, the Army relies on this organization to aide survivors and give them support like no one else can. Bonnie...

Published Thu, Oct 28 2010 1:11 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: SurvivorBUZZ

"Lucky Me"

This is beautiful. Some background here: Lucky Me describes the gratitude of Americans who realize they are fortunate to be safe at home, protected by the men and women who are deployed in war zones and uncomfortable situations far from...

Published Thu, Oct 07 2010 6:50 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Entertainment

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

Military Divorce Stats = Confusion

In my post last week introducing myself (before I went on AUSA overdrive), I wrote that the military divorce statistic is 3.6 percent as of 2009, and at least insinuated that this is not only a negative thing but that...

Published Sat, Oct 30 2010 3:33 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Marriage & Family

Real Simple Magazine Seeking Milspouses

Liz is working on a story about the communities/support groups and friendships that military spouses build as a result of their partner's deployment She's specifically interested in how these groups of women (or women and men) help one another...

Published Thu, Oct 28 2010 6:27 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Miscellaneous

A Double-Edged Sword

My husband is waiting to see where we'll PCS to next. Our top choice is an installation that is 30 minutes away from his parents and seven hours away from mine. As you can imagine, this is a double-edged sword....

Published Sun, Oct 03 2010 6:52 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Family Matters, PCS

Rewriting My Deployment Mantra

When my husband was deployed (pick a time), I found myself returning time and again to a couple mantras. One, in relation to my daily list of things to do, remains popular here, "I only have two hands and 24...

Published Sat, Oct 23 2010 10:51 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment, Reintegration, Marriage & Family

AUSA Day II: Interview with Kathleen Marin

As we mentioned earlier, part of the great value of AUSA is being reminded of (or hearing about for the first time) many of the great services the Army has available to families. It is a shame that it takes...

Published Wed, Oct 27 2010 5:17 AM by SpouseBUZZ

A new favorite phrase

Lately, there are so many things that pull my mind away from the task at hand or distract me from what I am doing or should be doing. Worrying about my son getting the help he needs, hating that I...

Published Mon, Oct 25 2010 1:28 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Marriage & Family

One-Upped By Daddy

Last night my husband and I popped in a DVD of the Halloween episode from the show Freaks and Geeks. In the episode, basically the night gets ruined for everyone in the family and towards the end, the dad deadpans,...

Published Sun, Oct 31 2010 7:10 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Humor, Marriage & Family, Military Life

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