September 2012 - Spouse Buzz - The Network of Care

What Do Military iPhone Apps Say About You?

One of my many manly bosses sent out a note asking what military apps I liked. He is making a list. So I looked at my phone. Uh oh. I’m kinda skimpy in the military iPhone apps department. Where my husband has military apps for Defense News and Navy PRT...

Published Mon, Sep 24 2012 10:05 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Entertainment

What Not to Wear to a Military Ball

Over here aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, the ever-helpful MCCS has decided to hold a Ball Etiquette Class. As I was informed at our family readiness meeting yesterday, it’s all about “knowing where to put your napkin, what fork to...

Published Wed, Sep 26 2012 4:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life

Should We Laugh at Military Life?

Last week I wrote a post proposing a MilSpouse version of the reality show Stars Earn Stripes. While most readers expressed their understanding of the humorous nature of it, one reader did not find it amusing. She believes that “Making light of any version...

Published Tue, Sep 04 2012 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Humor

YDU: Military Wife Is NOT Like Being a Single Mom

Before I married a military man, I did the research. I figured that since I was already a single mom for over 10 years, it wouldn’t be that much of a change in my lifestyle. As a single mom, I was used to budgeting on my own, used to going places with...

Published Wed, Sep 26 2012 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Marriage & Family

13 Songs to Avoid During a Deployment

So the shoe has indeed dropped. Two days ago we learned that it is time for my husband to once again go play in the sand. Knowing it was coming, we weren’t all that surprised and are faring better than if it came out of the blue. The painful part: it...

Published Fri, Sep 21 2012 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Deployment, Humor

6 Commissary Survival Tips for Your Waistline

Grocery shopping. The Commissary. “Honey, we’re out of food.” These very words may be enough to trigger a nagging sense of dread. Buying food for your family is obviously very important; you put it off long enough, someone may starve. But that doesn...

Published Fri, Sep 21 2012 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Health & Fitness

Gold Star Wife Finalist for TV Show

A gold star wife is the finalist for a TV special on courage and sports — but she can’t win without your vote. It’s no secret that I think Gold Star wife Lisa Hallet is an amazing woman. After her husband, Cpt. John Hallett, was killed...

Published Thu, Sep 27 2012 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Entertainment

Is It Time To Get Pregnant?

These are the big milestones I’ve wanted as long as I can remember: graduate high school, go off to college, start a career, get married, and have a baby. Not everyone takes this path in life of course, or even wants to, but these are the things...

Published Thu, Sep 06 2012 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: kids

6 Ways to Deal With Childhood Anxiety

I’m a worrier. So is my son. From finances to whether or not I remembered to close the garage door at night, and everything in between, I worry. Usually it is just a nagging thought about something small and it quickly passes. But there have been...

Published Fri, Sep 14 2012 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Marriage & Family

Help Lower Divorce Rates Among TBI Victims

I always knew that my sisters and I were alike, but I could have never guessed that our significant others would all be military men. We were all captivated by their stories, their bravery, their discipline. I didn’t know these military men would...

Published Fri, Sep 28 2012 10:34 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Wounded Spouse, Military Life

Back Off the Naked COW

An Army National Guard unit at an obscure outpost in Alaska is under investigation after the commanding officer’s wife posed topples in a racy photo for a pin-up calendar (keep reading to see the actual photo). The calendar, which was created for the...

Published Wed, Sep 12 2012 12:43 PM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Spouse & Family News

Deployment Care Package: If You Could Ship Anything …

I’m currently knee-deep in planning and packing lists as I plot seven months of care packages, and it has me thinking. What would you pack if you could ship anything — and I mean absolutely anything — all the way over to Afghanistan...

Published Thu, Sep 13 2012 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Deployment, Humor

5 Things We Learned From Toddler’s Tragic Death

Sometimes a single tragedy reveals the things we worry about in silence. This week 22-month-old Tamryn Klapheke died of malnutrition and dehydration at her Dyess Air Force Base home during her father’s deployment. Her mother Tiffany Klapheke, 21, is jailed...

Published Fri, Sep 07 2012 4:30 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: FRG/Spouse Support, Spouse & Family News

Must-Do’s When PCSing to Norfolk or Virginia Beach

Norfolk, Va. should have been my hometown. I love that place. Thanks to the Navy, we have been stationed in the Hampton Roads area three different times. Somehow when I’m down there, I half expect to see my younger self tripping around Old Dominion trying...

Published Fri, Sep 07 2012 10:02 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: PCS

“Invisible” Air Force Toddler Dies of Neglect

Military family support, no matter the service, is an elaborate web of resources designed to make sure people don’t fall through the system. When the system works, hurting families get the help they need. When it doesn’t, tragedy can strike. And so we...

Published Tue, Sep 04 2012 5:10 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: FRG/Spouse Support

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