May 2012 - Spouse Buzz - The Network of Care

Ta-Ta Tattoos — the Perfect Welcome Home Gift?

We all know military spouses are extraordinary individuals; they endure the hardships of deployment willingly and with pride. That’s why it’s always such an honor, nay, a privilege, when the civilian marketing community reaches out to create...

Published Thu, May 31 2012 12:11 PM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Humor, Reintegration

3 Ways A Dog Can Happy Up Your Military Life

Happy people are connected to other people. But if you ask me, happy military people are connected to their dogs, too. In a military family, dogs may have the ability to shape your habits during deployment and PCS so that you are less vulnerable to feeling...

Published Wed, May 16 2012 10:56 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Deployment

Why Didn’t You Tell Me Deployment Pregnancy Strikes Twice??

When my husband deployed in 2007 (for the 4th time), I was about 8 weeks pregnant with our second child. Even though we knew that deployment was most likely coming, we had decided not to let the Army’s schedule interfere with our plans for our family...

Published Thu, May 17 2012 11:58 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Marriage & Family, Military Life

My Nerdy Heart: Free Blue Star Museums!

The Bushatz household is Nerd Central. We like to spend our weekends playing Scrabble, listening to NPR game shows (uh-huh – you KNOW that’s nerdy), visiting as many National Parks as possible and, oh yes, reading all the words on every museum display...

Published Mon, May 21 2012 4:47 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Resources, Spouse & Family News

Can You Describe Your Military Life In Six Words?

Only six words to describe my entire military life? Try: AIRFORCE BRAT. NAVY WIFE. ARMY MOM. OK, that’s really seven words. And kinda boring. Six more words: WAITING. WAITING. WAITING. WAITING. WAITING. JOY! That’s a little better, but is it isn’t quite...

Published Tue, May 22 2012 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Marriage & Family

Things I Don’t Say: The “C” Word

When I give a workshop for military spouses, I try never to say the C word: Career. It doesn’t matter whether you are speaking to the fully employed or the active jobseeker or the stay-home parent with three kids under four years old. The minute a military...

Published Thu, May 24 2012 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Career & Education

Military Wife Quote: Rough Men Stand Ready

This Memorial Day weekend my service member is wielding a power washer. He has the rototiller grinding up a path through my yard. He has hamburger defrosting in the fridge to make us his fabulous meatballs for dinner. The guy is all that is civilized...

Published Sat, May 26 2012 11:43 PM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life, Quotes

Short or Long: What’s Your Separation Preference?

Two weeks ago my husband handed me a piece of paper. It was a spreadsheet, neatly dated and color-coded with TAD and leave blocks. “Here’s my new schedule for the rest of the summer,” he said. I scanned the spreadsheet. Home for a week, gone for two and...

Published Tue, May 29 2012 12:26 PM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Deployment

How To Celebrate Mother’s Day Alone

My husband has never been out to sea on Father’s Day. Somehow the guy misses Mother’s Day every other year, I swear. When this happens, I figure I’ve got two choices: 1) beat my head on a rock. Or, 2) I can set up my own Mother’s Day and rock it all I...

Published Fri, May 04 2012 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Marriage & Family, Military Life

If YOU were First Lady…

If I were First Lady, I would be married to the wrong guy. I like the guy I have, thanks. But if I were First Lady, I would help military families so much differently than Michelle Obama does now. (Which is probably why Barak Obama never asked me out...

Published Mon, May 07 2012 4:45 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Career & Education

Guard Couple Wins “Amazing Race”

I’m not a reality TV junkie. But I do like a good excuse to watch “Amazing Race.” Lucky for me a National Guard couple was on the most recent season of the show, giving me the perfect reason to burn an hour in front of the TV on Sunday...

Published Tue, May 08 2012 6:30 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Entertainment, Spouse & Family News

Commissary Extreme Couponing Crackdown

The commissary is threatening to revoke the shopping privileges of crazy couponers who play the system a little too well. According to this statement, the commissary will no longer be tolerating shoppers who buy “excessive quantities” just to rack up...

Published Wed, May 02 2012 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life

The Military Spouse of the Year is a MANspouse

Yesterday history was made when Mrs. Deanie Dempsey, spouse of Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, presented Jeremy Hilton with Military Spouse Magazine’s Military Spouse of the Year (MSOY) award. History was made since...

Published Fri, May 11 2012 9:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Spouse & Family News

Poll: Should we Turn Off Social Media Downrange?

Like Jacey wrote in her post this morning, social media – Facebook, texting and Skype – can be both a huge blessing and an avenue for awful things that we don’t even want to imagine. But does that mean we should turn it all off? Take our poll to the right...

Published Mon, May 14 2012 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Deployment, Poll

Should You Put Wife Porn in Your Care Package?

We had to laugh over our Care Package Quiz. The most popular item to include in a care package is … “pictures the kids should never ever see.” Instead of pictures of the kids, prepackaged goodies, or useful items, 1 in 4 of you picked the naughty pictures...

Published Thu, May 03 2012 5:30 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Deployment

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Ta-Ta Tattoos — the Perfect Welcome Home Gift?

3 Ways A Dog Can Happy Up Your Military Life

Why Didn’t You Tell Me Deployment Pregnancy Strikes Twice??

My Nerdy Heart: Free Blue Star Museums!

Can You Describe Your Military Life In Six Words?

Things I Don’t Say: The “C” Word

Military Wife Quote: Rough Men Stand Ready

Short or Long: What’s Your Separation Preference?

How To Celebrate Mother’s Day Alone

If YOU were First Lady…

Guard Couple Wins “Amazing Race”

Commissary Extreme Couponing Crackdown

The Military Spouse of the Year is a MANspouse

Poll: Should we Turn Off Social Media Downrange?

Should You Put Wife Porn in Your Care Package?