August 2013 - Spouse Buzz - The Network of Care

Signs Deployment Will End Soon

This is my favorite time of deployment. Just like the first whiff of a fresh pack of Sharpie, or the first red velvet bow at the mall at Christmas, the signs the deployment will end are starting to come out. The beginning of our homecoming season is always...

Published Thu, Aug 01 2013 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Deployment, Navy, sailors, to do lists, marines, end of deployment

Early Back To School Checklist

I confess that back to school checklists are my own secret way of anticipating the Most Wonderful Time of the Year. This year our school got into the checklist thing even before the moms. They sent the list of necessary school supplies in the same packet...

Published Sun, Aug 04 2013 4:58 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: kids, military kids, back to school, military mom

What You Need: Creative Ways to Make Friends on Base

My finger tightened around the tepid glass of orange juice. Music reverberated against the windowpanes. Dress swirled and girls giggled as boys pulled them closer. My gaze remained downcast. If only I could blend into the beige walls. Making friends at...

Published Tue, Aug 06 2013 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: PCS, FRG/Spouse Support

Galley Gourmet: How to Feed Your Deployed Spouse

Is your servicemember sick of MREs? Over instant coffee overseas? Ready to eat something approximating actual food again? Salvation is nigh! We’ve figured out how to eat like – well, like humans – in the badlands, the barracks, and everywhere...

Published Tue, Aug 20 2013 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Deployment, Military Lifestyle

What Does Kicking Out Service Animals Say About Us?

The story went viral. A young soldier who suffers from PTSD, was asked to take his service animal home from church and return without it. While Spc. Kristofer Magstadt says he was asked to leave, the church views the story differently. However, if you...

Published Fri, Aug 23 2013 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Wounded Spouse

Welcome Your New Neighbors in Style

When you move to a new duty station, and into a new home and don’t know a soul, there’s something extra special about someone near by taking the time to introduce themselves while holding food. Maybe it’s all the boxes. Maybe it’s...

Published Mon, Aug 26 2013 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Lifestyle

Why You Should Score the New Commissary App

The Defense Commissary Agency yesterday released their official coupon app which pairs with the commissary Rewards Card. You can download it here by clicking the link from your iPhone. While I was hoping the app would double as both a coupon loader and...

Published Fri, Aug 09 2013 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Spouse & Family News

No Equality Between Combat Deployment and ‘Regular’ Deployment

Sometimes I think I understand deployment. My Navy husband has deployed eight times. His ship is in one of the most volatile areas of the world as I write this. I understand what I know as a gone-for-eight-months kind of regular deployment. (If you will...

Published Mon, Aug 12 2013 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Deployment, military spouse, PTSD, army, Navy, navy wife, military kids, combat, army wife

Smarter Than A Worksheet? Think Again

I am far too smug to use a worksheet to get ready for deployment. So when Blue Star Families asked me to try out the worksheets in their new free eBook Everyone Serves, I was a little blasé about the whole thing. Worksheets are for babies. Who needs a...

Published Thu, Aug 15 2013 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Deployment

Dear Syria: We Are Ready to Go Like That

When asked by a BBC reporter if we are ready to go “like that” in case of chemical warfare in Syria, Secretary of Defense Hagel confirmed, “We are ready to go, like that.” “The options are there, the United States Department of Defense is ready...

Published Thu, Aug 29 2013 6:47 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Deployment, Spouse & Family News

Military Wife Quotes: ‘Blorft’ is an Adjective I Just Made Up

Every morning I wake up, drink some coffee and gird my loins for the day to come. Because in military life, especially, there’s no telling what kind of crazy any day will bring. What time will my husband come home? (Who knows!) What moving-related misadventure...

Published Sun, Aug 18 2013 5:17 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Quotes

Video: Macho Money

Financial planning – the most important yet boring thing on the planet. But everyone knows we don’t spend enough time talking about it, especially as military families. Sequestration and additional budget cuts will eventually affect all of us –...

Published Fri, Aug 02 2013 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Legal & Financial, Videos

I Would Take That Bullet Again

On April 10, 2011 my phone rang with an unfamiliar number. Thinking it was my husband Jamie, I answered the phone quickly. But the voice on the other end didn’t sound anything like my husband. The voice was cold and direct as he asked to speak with Melissa...

Published Mon, Aug 05 2013 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life

New Fort Irwin Dress Code Irks Spouses

A new dress code for off-duty servicemembers and family at Fort Irwin, an isolated California Army post, has raised the ire of military spouses who wonder if the military really has the right to tell them how to dress. The dress code, which is illustrated...

Published Wed, Aug 07 2013 5:02 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Spouse & Family News

We Don’t Need No Reintegration

This family is completely out of whack. During deployment we rolled along, sure. But we were running like one of our tires was firmly mounted on a 6000-mile axel. Now that Brad is home, we need to be rotated and rebalanced. The military wants to call...

Published Thu, Aug 22 2013 6:12 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Deployment, Reintegration, blue star families, balance

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