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Free Admission All Summer

600 Museums Offer FREE Admission to Military More than 600 museums nationwide are offering free admission to military families all summer in a new partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. The list includes some of the nation’s premier...

Published Mon, May 24 2010 6:45 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Miscellaneous, Entertainment

SURPRISE: Your Weekend Feel Good Video

Do grab a kleenex, though....

Published Fri, May 21 2010 1:23 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment

Male to Female Militarese

Over the years, we at SpouseBUZZ have addressed the issue of the language that exists for those who sere in or are affiliated with the military (for short, called Militarese). We PCS, our spouses go TDY, we get BAH, and...

Published Thu, May 20 2010 6:59 PM by SpouseBUZZ

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

Murphy, you've gone too far this time!

The kids have exactly 9 school days left. One of those days includes a meeting to get an IEP for speech to carry with us to the next duty station because our current school waited too long in the school...

Published Thu, May 20 2010 3:07 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Thirty Days, Thirty Contests?

That's the plan. How many of you have seen those Publisher's Clearing House commercials where people win gobs of money and thought, Yeah, Right? Me, too. I'm not what you would call a "lucky" person. I don't win things. But....

Published Wed, May 19 2010 3:35 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Miscellaneous

2010 Military Family Lifestyle Survey

Blue Star Families has launched a Military Family Lifestyle Survey. It's a chance to have you rank what's important to your family and offer feedback. Oh, and you can win cash and prizes, too! Blue Star Families is proud to...

Published Wed, May 19 2010 2:05 PM by SpouseBUZZ

I apologize

My last two posts, which are no longer on the site, were offensive toward my husband and I feel the least I can do is apologize to him publicly, as well as in person. Honey, I am sorry and I...

Published Tue, May 18 2010 8:43 PM by SpouseBUZZ

We Interrupt This Programming With a Special Bulletin...

No, military personnel serving overseas are not granted occasional conjugal visits with their spouses. However, most of them are given a mid-tour R&R break. You may refer to that as a two-week conjugal visit if you so choose. ************** This....

Published Tue, May 18 2010 8:47 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Humor

Hey, Yo: "That's a Troop"

About the video: "Troop” is a Joe Roos original, that honors all servicemembers, but is from the perspective of a soldier of the 34th Red Bull Infantry Division. “Troop” was shot and produced during the Red Bull’s deployment to Basra,...

Published Tue, May 18 2010 6:02 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment

WANTED: PCS Fairy

Today I began "Operation PCS to Hawaii." I cleaned out the coat closet by the door, my half of the bedroom closet (well, the clothes - still have a bunch of stuff on the floor and shelf to go through),...

Published Mon, May 17 2010 9:41 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: PCS

I'm Obviously Too Old For This

Oh the pressure of seeing the end of the deployment tunnel! I still have a few months until Air Force Guy is home for good (or rather, what passes for "for good" in our world. Probably about three months) and...

Published Mon, May 17 2010 10:21 AM by SpouseBUZZ

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

Borrowing Trouble

It's an old expression, but one my family swears I invented. I'm always "borrowing trouble" or worrying ahead. I find, though, that preparing for the worst is the best way for me to be prepared for it. And, even if...

Published Sun, May 16 2010 8:36 AM by SpouseBUZZ

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

Lady, Would You Please Go Away?

My husband has used the same bank for over 20 years. When we married, his bank became our bank. For most of our married life, there was no online bill pay or any of the other convenient services that the...

Published Sat, May 15 2010 1:09 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Day in the Life of a Milspouse

What They Didn't Explain

I've learned a few things during my time as a military spouse. What I find most interesting, however, is the stuff that I thought I understood before getting into this life, but later discovered that I didn't understand at all....

Published Sat, May 15 2010 11:43 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Day in the Life of a Milspouse

Could It Be True? Might MyCAA Reopen to New Users?

I heard a delicious rumor about MyCAA opening, and so I did a little research. It seems that the rumor is based on comments made May 8, 2010 by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates at a Town Hall meeting...

Published Fri, May 14 2010 8:56 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Education, Resources

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