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Bad housing karma? Or just a disaster queen?

I came back from taking the kids to the school bus this morning to find a window had fallen out into our living room and glass was all over the carpet. It was #3 of the housing disasters we've had...

Published Thu, Sep 09 2010 8:51 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Reviewing the Review

I like to look through the newspaper on Saturdays and Sundays to find out what is going on in our area and make appropriate plans. I usually don't read the movie reviews very often - rare is the day when...

Published Tue, Sep 07 2010 9:01 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment, Day in the Life of a Milspouse, Family Matters, Anticipatory Grief, Civilians

Learning in the Lobby (Or Bus Stop, or Commissary)

As you may know, we recently moved and had the pleasure of living in the Navy Lodge for several weeks. One of the great things about living there was that you were always running into other people who were moving...

Published Mon, Sep 06 2010 11:47 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Day in the Life of a Milspouse, PCS

The Culture and the Sub-Culture

You know how Marines hate to be called Soldiers? Well, when I was watching the news reports of the President's visit to Ft. Bliss this week, I realized I knew exactly how they felt. I found myself cringing time and...

Published Fri, Sep 03 2010 9:47 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Day in the Life of a Milspouse, Humor

He's Back! Now What?

Air Force Guy has been back from deployment for about a week and a half now. So, on one hand - YAY! It's been great to have him back - that worry you scrunch down to the bottom of your...

Published Thu, Sep 02 2010 8:05 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment, Day in the Life of a Milspouse, Family Matters, Marriage, Reintegration

Climbing out of the Hole

Everyone's life has its ups and downs, and when you live in a military family, things tend to happen big: You don't move houses, you move continents. You make lifelong friends faster than some people make acquaintances. Your spouse doesn't...

Published Wed, Sep 01 2010 8:30 AM by SpouseBUZZ

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

Of Pride and Pain

This evening, President Obama will talk about the end of combat operations in Iraq via a prime time address to the nation. A few days ago, as I watched footage of the Strykers leaving Iraq and crossing over into Kuwait,...

Published Tue, Aug 31 2010 11:33 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment, Day in the Life of a Milspouse

Compliment from my son (and he doesn't even know it :)

Yesterday I was checking my 10-year-old son's homework and he unknowingly paid me a compliment. My rule with checking homework is that I will check it twice (at most) and after that it is my son's responsibility to make corrections....

Published Tue, Aug 31 2010 11:23 AM by SpouseBUZZ

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

DoDEA Virtual Schools

I became really excited for my children when I read an article title. I do truly know better than to let a title get me excited before I understand the program details, but I got excited anyway. I did the...

Published Sun, Aug 29 2010 8:44 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Education, Military Brats

Fingers Crossed For a Peaceful and Timely Death

When we got married, one of the first things I wanted to do was set up an aquarium. I love having fish. We got started and bought a few fish...and then realized we were PCSing to Germany in about six...

Published Sun, Aug 29 2010 7:46 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Miscellaneous, PCS

Please, God. Not That...

I read an article this morning which compelled me to write about something I've never really discussed with anyone. It's a tricky subject. I've wrestled with writing in detail about it for a couple of years but ultimately decided it...

Published Thu, Aug 26 2010 2:22 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment, Anticipatory Grief

Army Wives Bloopers

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Published Thu, Aug 26 2010 6:43 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Entertainment

Touching the Third Rail

In political circles, it's often said that social security is the third rail. Touch it at your own peril. If there were a third rail with respect to military life, I'd venture to say it would be the issue of...

Published Tue, Aug 24 2010 8:24 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Day in the Life of a Milspouse, Marriage

Oh, Yeah. I Forgot to Splurge....

Some kind soul gave me a gift certificate to a local spa recently, and I jumped for joy. I'm such a spa gal. I love being pampered. Part of the reason I love it so is that it's such a...

Published Mon, Aug 23 2010 7:11 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment

I have a book problem...

I am an avid reader and have read hundreds of books in my life. I love to read all sorts of different books - mostly fiction, but a lot of non-fiction as well. My two favorite authors are James Patterson...

Published Mon, Aug 23 2010 12:04 AM by SpouseBUZZ

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

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