September 2011 - Spouse Buzz - The Network of Care

New Information for Sears Heroes at Home Program

Those who tried to register for Sears Heroes at Home Wish Registry may have noticed delays and glitches on August 31. After evaluating the issue, Sears has decided to open registration again. Full text of the press release is below, but make sure to check...

Published Fri, Sep 02 2011 8:34 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Miscellaneous

New DoD School Attendance Policy

The DoD school system, which operates schools on some stateside bases and all US overseas bases, announced last week a new school attendance policy that requires students to either be in school 180 of the about 182 scheduled school days a year, or make...

Published Wed, Sep 07 2011 4:58 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Marriage & Family, Spouse & Family News

Military discount card Arrivederci

I am a bad military wife, and currently only have a marriage license to prove I am one. I traveled to the recent SpouseBuzz Live event at Davis Monthan AFB, the day after the lock down. Most of my military family and I were watching the story very closely...

Published Mon, Sep 19 2011 8:43 PM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life

Pin-Up Calendars and “Proper” Spouse Behavior

Some Ft. Bliss wives recently got together to shoot a pin-up calendar for their deployed husbands. I wish this has been in the works when SpouseBUZZ was at Ft. Bliss last month. I would have loved to watch a pin-up girl photo shoot! Photographer Tara...

Published Thu, Sep 22 2011 7:37 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life

Honey, Where Do You Work?

Yesterday at the playground, another mom asked me the typical “So, where does your husband work?” I answered, “TRAC.” “What’s that?” Errr, well, um, T…T stands for… Yeah, what the heck is it? I realized...

Published Fri, Sep 23 2011 6:04 PM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life

Clue #246 Your Child Is A Military Brat

There are tons of things that military kids have in common: they usually move a lot, they understand about uniforms (even if one of my children does call them “costumes,”) and they are usually pretty flexible about things like when you have...

Published Thu, Sep 29 2011 9:20 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life

10 years

I am still angry. When I watch footage of people hanging on for their very lives that day. I try and imagine that level of fear. Did they think we could possibly save them, and did not bother? Haunting, beyond what I can fathom or put into words. I am...

Published Mon, Sep 12 2011 8:57 PM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life

A Tribe Called Friends

I am fortunate to belong to an amazing group of long distance friends. It’s like a tribe that has built itself up over the years, and it’s still going strong. To be clear, it’s not a base or unit clique. No, the tribe emerges after the moving of its members...

Published Mon, Sep 19 2011 9:48 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life

Welcome to Our New Guest Bloggers

As you may know, we’re adding guest bloggers each quarter at SpouseBUZZ. These spouses will guest blog on the weekends during their assigned quarter. Our first set of “weekend warriors” started in July and they have been fantastic! They...

Published Thu, Sep 15 2011 6:30 PM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Miscellaneous

A Bad Night for Army Wives Star Kim Delaney

There’s a lot of internet buzz over “Army Wives” star Kim Delaney’s appearance last night at an event honoring former Secretary of Defense Bob Gates. From the moment Delaney took the stage, it was clear that something was very...

Published Fri, Sep 23 2011 1:26 PM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Entertainment

We’re Going Where? Researching Your New Area

Wouldn’t it be great to roll into, land, or paddle up to your new duty station location with the excitement and confidence of knowing how and where all of your needs will be met? Bursting with confidence, energy, and ready to tackle the town? Have you...

Published Fri, Sep 23 2011 5:40 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: PCS

I’m Not Ready For Him to Come Home

We’re counting days now instead of months until my husband returns from a one year “plus” deployment. And I’m not ready for him to come home. I’m just not ready. I mean, I haven’t finished the basement. I haven’t organized the playroom. I...

Published Tue, Sep 20 2011 2:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Deployment, Reintegration, military spouse, homecoming, military wife, reunited soldier

Before You Go: Preparing for Deployment

What’s the upside to starting a deployment? Getting it over with! Before a deployment, my husband and I work together on getting ready for the inevitable, and that includes a lot of talking. Tried to ignore the elephant in the room in the past and that...

Published Tue, Sep 13 2011 6:10 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Deployment

Your PCS Inheritance (or Loss)

Anyone out there missing a 4.5 foot tall, black, one inch round steel pole? Reader Cathy mentioned the stuff she’s inherited (and unwillingly passed on) during her years of military moves over at this fabulous post. In case you missed it, she’d like the...

Published Thu, Sep 15 2011 6:37 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: PCS

Time Off Work After Redeployment: How Much?

Over a year ago, I wrote a post about some proposed legislation which would require employers to give military spouses and parents time off when their husbands or wives are about to leave for a deployment. I thought about that old post (in reverse) when...

Published Wed, Sep 28 2011 6:23 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Reintegration, From the Mailbag

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New Information for Sears Heroes at Home Program

New DoD School Attendance Policy

Military discount card Arrivederci

Pin-Up Calendars and “Proper” Spouse Behavior

Honey, Where Do You Work?

Clue #246 Your Child Is A Military Brat

10 years

A Tribe Called Friends

Welcome to Our New Guest Bloggers

A Bad Night for Army Wives Star Kim Delaney

We’re Going Where? Researching Your New Area

I’m Not Ready For Him to Come Home

Before You Go: Preparing for Deployment

Your PCS Inheritance (or Loss)

Time Off Work After Redeployment: How Much?