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He Walked in Our Shoes.

I was introduced to Paul Bennett via a Facebook group I belong to. Paul was in the Marine Corps, deployed to Iraq, then got out and started up a photography studio. Paul's old unit was having a pre-deployment Family Day...

Published Thu, Dec 10 2009 12:38 PM by SpouseBUZZ

A Holiday Is Not a Date On the Calendar

By the time Christmas rolls around, I will be too pregnant to travel. My family is trying to decide how to make sure I'm not alone. Both my father and brother will have to work on Christmas. My father suggested...

Published Wed, Dec 09 2009 4:35 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Day in the Life of a Milspouse

Drowning in Homework

Calling all moms with school-aged kids--how do you handle all this homework?! I'm sure having a deployed spouse does not help at all, but I'm needing some encouragement, tips, strategies, ideas on how to organize, keep track of, and help...

Published Sat, Dec 05 2009 3:15 AM by SpouseBUZZ

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

I went to Disney World...

...and it just might be the happiest place on Earth. I know I was particularly happy when I realized how much we saved due to Disney's Armed Forces Salute. As far as I'm aware, this is the first time Disney...

Published Fri, Dec 04 2009 3:14 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Military Brats, Finances, Travel

Making the Funnies

I spend enough time online and know enough about communication to understand that many things, when written, do not end up being translated properly by the receiver. Usually, I am apt to point this out to the receiver (usually my...

Published Fri, Dec 04 2009 10:12 AM by SpouseBUZZ

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

Call Both Phones

Dear Husband, We have been over this a thousand times. If you call the cell phone and there's no answer, either call back in two minutes or call the house phone. But if you leave another message on my cell...

Published Thu, Dec 03 2009 9:41 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment

All Those Moments Are Gone

I took a trip three weeks ago to visit my husband's parents. Even though he's deployed, I wanted them to share in the pregnancy excitement and get to feel like grandparents-to-be for a few days. We had a nice visit,...

Published Wed, Dec 02 2009 7:57 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment

Another Surge: Taking Your Temperature

I was asked this afternoon for military family reaction to "the idea of a surge in Afghanistan," so the best thing to do is ask you what you think so people can read it for themselves. We have a longstanding...

Published Tue, Dec 01 2009 2:56 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment

Doing Delivery Alone

Reader SJ left a comment on Doing Pregnancy Alone: Reading all of your responses makes me feel a little bit more comfortable about having a baby while my husband is gone. We have been talking about trying and he would...

Published Tue, Dec 01 2009 9:40 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment, Family Matters, Military Brats

I Love This Product: SmileShow (Holiday Military Discount)

I previously posted about this product and how much I enjoyed it. SmileShow is now offering military families a holiday discount on their products. You can receive $3 off of your purchase by using the coupon code BUZZ. The code...

Published Mon, Nov 30 2009 4:34 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: I Love This Product

My Deployment Husband

Every year, I have to say goodbye to both my husbands. My husband made friends with a single soldier in his language class when we first moved to this duty station. Originally he was just my husband's friend, but over...

Published Mon, Nov 30 2009 5:27 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment

Greener Grass and All That Jazz

Why is it that even when you are sure of your decisions and that you chose wisely, that the grass STILL looks greener in someone else's yard? The latest example of this for us? Our decision that my husband not...

Published Sun, Nov 29 2009 8:45 PM by SpouseBUZZ

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

The "Go or Stay" Lists

We're waiting for orders. We've been waiting for orders for quite some time. And my lists are getting longer. I'm guessing I'm not alone in having two sets of lists at any given time, usually based on either whether we...

Published Sat, Nov 28 2009 8:39 AM by SpouseBUZZ

The Tradition of No Traditions

My husband is deployed and I'm too pregnant to travel comfortably these days. I wasn't sure what I'd be doing for Thanksgiving. I talked to one of my husband's friends, a single soldier who is deploying in a few days....

Published Thu, Nov 26 2009 5:57 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Day in the Life of a Milspouse

Changes in Personality

I just moved back to military land to get a house setup before the Soldier came home from his deployment. A friend of mine was kind enough to let me stay at her home while I went house hunting. During...

Published Wed, Nov 25 2009 9:30 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment

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He Walked in Our Shoes.

A Holiday Is Not a Date On the Calendar

Drowning in Homework

I went to Disney World...

Making the Funnies

Call Both Phones

All Those Moments Are Gone

Another Surge: Taking Your Temperature

Doing Delivery Alone

I Love This Product: SmileShow (Holiday Military Discount)

My Deployment Husband

Greener Grass and All That Jazz

The "Go or Stay" Lists

The Tradition of No Traditions

Changes in Personality