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Both Sides Are Hard, and Both Sides Are Nice

It is completely possible that you've had this thought as your spouse leaves on another TDY, deployment, or quick trip to a conference or meeting: "He (she) is so lucky." I know I have thought similar things many times during...

Published Sat, Apr 10 2010 4:52 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Day in the Life of a Milspouse

Month of the Military Child 2010

This month we celebrate our military children. Military Children There are 1.7 million American children and youth under 18 with a parent serving in the military and about 900,000 with one or both parents deployed multiple times. April is designated....

Published Wed, Apr 07 2010 7:01 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Military Brats, Resources

In the Air Force? Listen up ...

First -- My going-in point -- Congress establishes how many people may be on Active Duty at any one time, within each of the Services. Then the Services (Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force) are funded to support that many people....

Published Wed, Apr 07 2010 6:30 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Running Around..

This past Saturday I completed my first 10K race. I have been focusing on running for the past few months and even signed up for what I thought was a pretty competitive year: a 5K in March, two 10K’s in...

Published Tue, Apr 06 2010 10:55 PM by SpouseBUZZ

So, am I repeating Love My Tanker's "Did You Know?"

Most of you know that Love My Tanker is our resident expert (can you be a resident of the cyberworld?) on issues and facts that surround our lives. She has a grasp for and an understanding of the issues that...

Published Tue, Apr 06 2010 7:22 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Resources

Really? He Is? Anybody ELSE want to know?

As with every war story, so goes the beginning: "There I was, and this ain't no sh**." But first, yall know that I softly roll around in that computer no-mans-land between knowing how to use the PC and really understanding...

Published Mon, Apr 05 2010 8:05 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment

Let the dance begin ... (Spouse Leadership)

You know, it's PCS Dance Season. Many of those around us are entering Spring with their dance card full of excitement ... and dread. Spring & Summer moves are what we're made of and most if not all of us...

Published Sun, Apr 04 2010 12:02 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Day in the Life of a Milspouse

"Talk, Listen, Connect” 2010 Tour

USO Announces Sesame Workshop Tour Dates The Sesame Street/USO Experience for Military Families, a free traveling USO show based on Sesame Workshop’s award winning “Talk, Listen, Connect” initiative and produced in partnership with Vee, is back in the...

Published Thu, Apr 01 2010 7:07 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Miscellaneous, Family Matters, Military Brats, Resources, Reintegration

Feather Weight Challenge - Final Weigh In

It's over! Ten weeks doesn't sound like much when you set out, but about two days into it when you're craving a PB&J sandwich and a diet Mountain Dew more than anything else on Earth (and I would have traded...

Published Wed, Mar 31 2010 7:59 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Fit Club

Homecomings and Root Canals: A Very Bad Combination

My husband finally made it home. I had only a few hours notice so, of course, the panic ensued. So did a raging toothache. There is nothing worse than a toothache. You can't eat solid food, you can't smile, you...

Published Wed, Mar 31 2010 9:31 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Reintegration

English to Militarese FAIL - Case Study #2543

One of the instructors at my gym is a Marine currently awaiting information on the packet he submitted for OCS (or do Marines call it OTS? I get all the different service terms confused fairly frequently). He is a very...

Published Mon, Mar 29 2010 11:38 AM by SpouseBUZZ

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

Feather Weight Challenge - Final Week

When last we saw our intrepid heroine airforcewife, she was stuck on a nasty weight loss plateau that was driving her batty. Despite 6 boxing/kickboxing workouts a week and additional cardio three to four times a week; despite severely limiting...

Published Fri, Mar 26 2010 11:52 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Fit Club

From the Mailbag: How Do You Do It?

Reader D needs some advice and support. My husband is in the Marine Corps Reserves and is preparing for his deployment to Afghanistan in about a month. We don’t have kids, unless you count two hopelessly spoiled dogs, so it’s...

Published Wed, Mar 24 2010 10:46 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment, From the Mailbag

The Lesson I'll Never Learn is....

.... that they will not be home when they originally plan to be home. I have to throw away the "Welcome Home" cake (or eat it all myself). The banner won't be hung. All of those appointments that I postponed...

Published Tue, Mar 23 2010 6:10 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment

Mil-brats

You know your kids are mil-brats when: your husband announces a field day and your 9-year-old knows that doesn't mean you're going outside to play games. Oh, no. She knows that dusting, vacuuming, and general cleaning will ensue. Which also.....

Published Sat, Mar 20 2010 7:19 PM by SpouseBUZZ

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