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Booby Traps: In Defense of the Preemptive Strike

Last year, my husband and I participated in a Walk for the Cure. There was no particular reason, other than his office decided to walk as a group for a great cause. I had no first-hand experience with *** cancer...

Published Tue, Oct 05 2010 9:01 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Miscellaneous, Day in the Life of a Milspouse, Family Matters

"But I Have A Home!"

We have four children, and all were born while their father has been in the military. We move - it's what we do. We have tried to teach our kids that home is where our family is living, without squelching...

Published Fri, Oct 08 2010 3:17 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Day in the Life of a Milspouse, Military Brats

Fit Club: Rock On

Hi, Fit Club friends...howzit? (which is Hawaiian for "What is happening?" or "How are things going?") Tootsie, Maharet, Melissa, Lin, BunnyRosa? Are you still with me? I guess I should report in. It has been 11 days since I've...

Published Mon, Oct 11 2010 12:27 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Fit Club

Hero Fatigue: Beware the Propaganda

Last week’s revelation of a video which showed Marines urinating on the bodies of dead Taliban handed people who see our troops as victims, or less than honorable members of society, an opportunity to remind us that our troops have no business wearing...

Published Tue, Jan 17 2012 3:26 PM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life

Families Safe in DoD’s new Budget

It looks like most Defense Department military family program spending is safe for now, according to 2013 budget details released by the Pentagon this morning. (Do you hear that noise? That’s a collective sigh of relief from military family programs users...

Published Mon, Feb 13 2012 3:18 PM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Spouse & Family News

Bragg Infant Death Saga Continues

For those who have not been following the sad story out of Fort Bragg, here’s a brief recap: over the last three years 10 infants have died suddenly in Fort Bragg housing. Two of those died in the same home...

Published Fri, Nov 05 2010 12:54 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Marriage & Family, Military Life

Feeling left out?

It's a familiar story: Military family PCS's, this time from overseas, gets settled and the spouse starts looking for a job. This time, though, the spouse has encountered more than just a few bumps on the road to finding employment:...

Published Tue, Nov 09 2010 3:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ

The Best is Yet to Come

Last week, I posted that, thanks to Sears, I was given the chance to attend the benefit concert Stand Up for Heroes, which is put on by the Bob Woodruff Foundation to benefit America's Wounded Warriors. It was amazing. There...

Published Wed, Nov 10 2010 3:09 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Miscellaneous, Entertainment, Civilians, Resources, Wounded Spouse

YDU: Happy MilFams Don’t Happen By Accident

Why Didn’t You Tell Me … happy military families don’t happen by accident? My son’s 16 year-old girlfriend looked around at our family Valentine celebration with some puzzlement. Maybe it was the crazy handmade cards. Maybe it was the...

Published Wed, Feb 15 2012 1:13 PM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Marriage & Family, Military Life

A Supportive Spouse Makes All the Difference

I’m late to this one — a week late is right on time for me, my wife might say — but a post on the subject of military spouses from milblogger CDR Salamander caught my eye last week and I thought it was worth sharing. The original piece...

Published Fri, Feb 17 2012 3:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Marriage & Family

National Guard Quote: If You Don’t Ask for Help …

I will never run in combat boots. It is a little rule I have. So generally I don’t care about what all those patches and badges on a uniform really mean. My strategy for rank is to call everyone in uniform Sir or Ma’am and smile like an idiot. It works...

Published Sun, Feb 19 2012 9:52 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Deployment, Military Life

We Like Free Stuff! A Military Life Handbook

While SpouseBUZZ was down for maintenance, we posted to our Facebook page a link to information about this neat sounding new military life handbook from the Defense Centers of Excellence. Since then we managed to get our hot little hands on one and are...

Published Tue, Dec 07 2010 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Deployment

“I Think He’s a Hero” – Interview with Jennifer Giunta

Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta recently became the first living recipient of the Medal of Honor in almost 40 years. It’s the highest honor that can be bestowed on a member of the Armed Forces and, like we’ve said before, a very big deal. Several...

Published Thu, Dec 09 2010 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Marriage & Family

Creative Decorating on a Military Budget

If it were socially acceptable, I’d leave my Christmas decorations up until March. I love the warm glow created by Christmas lights and the feeling of coziness which comes from being surrounded by festive decorations. When I’ve had a long...

Published Fri, Dec 10 2010 11:24 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Miscellaneous

Emergency Funds

Common wisdom says that a family should have a few months of pay in emergency savings, just in case. My husband and I used to say that we military families had fewer “just in case” scenarios than civilian families. We have more job security...

Published Sun, Dec 12 2010 6:36 PM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Legal & Financial

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