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Why Military Family Members Should Vote

Many of you reading this have, like me, already sent in your absentee ballot weeks ago. But there are some of you who are registered to vote in the state in which you are currently stationed. This post is for you. You’ve probably already heard it said...

Published Tue, Nov 06 2012 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Spouse & Family News

Finally, Real Army Wives

I’ve watched one episode of the drama series Army Wives. No wait, I take that back. I’ve watched half an episode of Army Wives. That was about all I needed to realize how unrealistic the show is. After that, I resigned myself to the fact that there would...

Published Mon, Nov 05 2012 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life

Sex and Housework: Military Style

Friday night, 8 p.m. By some temporal miracle, you’ve gotten the family fed, the little ones in bed – victory! – and you haven’t yet fallen asleep face-first into the dishes. You’re amazing. And there’s still miles...

Published Mon, Nov 05 2012 4:30 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Marriage & Family

Military Wife Quotes: First Man I Ever Kissed

There is a certain unbearable sweetness in the story of a long marriage. George Herbert Walker Bush and Barbara Bush have the longest marriage of any US President. Married in 1945, they have been married 67 years. They started their life together in the...

Published Sun, Nov 04 2012 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Quotes

Top Ten Teen What Not To Wear

All military children are not sweet little babies clutching miniature American flags in their adorable fists. At a recent SpouseBuzz LIVE even in San Diego, CA, a group of moms reminded us that one in five military kids are teenagers. And parenting those...

Published Sat, Nov 03 2012 5:50 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: SpouseBUZZ LIVE

How YOU Can Make a Difference

It’s hard to get a good handle on what military families are thinking and feeling. We’re an incredibly diverse population, spread all over the world with needs, feelings and desires that we proudly wear. We’re strong willed and proud...

Published Fri, Nov 02 2012 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Spouse & Family News

Must-Do’s for PCSing to Fort Campbell

Moving to Fort Campbell was not my idea. One visit up here was enough to make me realize that there are a lot of corn fields going on … and not a lot else. Or so I thought. One of my personal military life values is that this life is what I make of it...

Published Fri, Nov 02 2012 4:50 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: PCS

Why Don’t Military Widows Get Full Educational Benefits?

We military spouses duly learn to dread the knock at the door. The folded flag. The long, strange, dark trip through the thousand things a widow or widower must do if a servicemember is killed in the line of duty. Does worrying about paying for college...

Published Thu, Nov 01 2012 10:25 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: SurvivorBUZZ, Career & Education

Should You Work During Deployment?

Wondering whether or not to work while your spouse is deployed? You are not the only one asking that question. Many MilSpouses are faced with a decision of how to spend the time while their military member is gone. The answer? It depends. I was faced...

Published Thu, Nov 01 2012 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Deployment, Career & Education

YDU: Being a Stay at Home Wife is a Job

Being a stay at home wife is a job. It is a job without pay, and sometimes a job without thanks, but it is a job. From dusting to laundry to grocery shopping, there is always something to be done. Anyone who says it isn’t work has never cleaned...

Published Wed, Oct 31 2012 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Marriage & Family, Career & Education

Casting Call: We Know you Want a Home Makeover

It happens more often than I care to admit: I sit in my house watching those shows where people win free stuff – renovations, makeovers, etc. – and I think “that could be me.” But the crazy thing is that it really could. Or, instead, it could be you....

Published Wed, Oct 31 2012 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Entertainment

Best Duty Stations For Halloween

One of the good things about moving so often is that you get to take in all the holidays in all the places in all the world. This can be a good thing. This can be a suckfest. For Halloween, the worst places are the ones in which nothing happens. No trick...

Published Tue, Oct 30 2012 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: kids

Coastie Wife: “Ain’t I a Military Spouse?”

If my life is like that of a military spouse, and my husband serves … aren’t I a military spouse? The answer is confusing. Early on in our marriage, the MyCAA program was announced. I was young, anxious to further my education and desperate...

Published Tue, Oct 30 2012 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life

Poll: Best Way to Make Spending Cuts

If there’s one thing we know about our readers, it’s that they are smarty pants. They know what’s going on in their world. They do their best to know about the programs the military offers them — and they use them. Which is why...

Published Mon, Oct 29 2012 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Spouse & Family News, Poll

How To Cut Military Family Programs

Psst. Hey bub.The drawdown is coming. Betta get’cher family programs now before they cut your funding. OK, OK. The message that cuts to Army family programming were on their way was not quite as subtle as a hiss from the alleyway, but it was close...

Published Mon, Oct 29 2012 5:05 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

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

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