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Doing Pregnancy Alone

I am ready for a silver linings post, this time about pregnancy. My husband left for a nine month deployment right after we found out I was pregnant with our first child. He will miss the entire pregnancy. I can...

Published Sat, Nov 21 2009 10:24 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment, Family Matters

From the Mailbag: Make it Stop!

SpouseBUZZ received an interesting email this week. Before I post the text of the email, I wanted to touch on something I've repeated many times here at SpouseBUZZ. As Sarah says, "One person's weird is another person's normal."...

Published Fri, Nov 20 2009 11:18 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: From the Mailbag

Taking 2010 by Storm: On the Road Again.....

2010 is going to be a busy year for SpouseBUZZ. We'll host a minimum of four SpouseBUZZ LIVE events next year. I say "minimum" because we may add one or two more events to the calendar. Today, we can announce...

Published Fri, Nov 20 2009 11:08 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: SpouseBUZZ LIVE

Holiday Gifts for Troops

Wondering how to support our troops over the holiday season? Sending holiday gifts Care packages are a welcome treat for deployed servicemembers, especially when they are away from home during the holidays. Here are a few tips from the Department...

Published Fri, Nov 20 2009 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment, Resources

'Hooah Mail'

What could be faster than sending letters via snail mail? It's coming on 1 December! Hooah! Postal service to speed up for Soldiers Snail mail going to people deployed to Afghanistan could flow a little quicker starting next month. The...

Published Thu, Nov 19 2009 6:26 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment, Resources

Would you want your child to serve?

On Veteran's Day I received a sweet note from a friend - she thanked me (back in the day I was in the Army) and my husband for serving, as well as a handful of her other military (or former...

Published Wed, Nov 18 2009 1:26 PM by SpouseBUZZ

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

But You're Right Here

I find myself in a frustrating situation this week. My husband, who is deployed, has come back to the States for some sort of training. He's here, in this country. In my deployment warped brain, this means that I should...

Published Tue, Nov 17 2009 12:13 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Day in the Life of a Milspouse

When I Want It To Be His Fault

It had been two weeks since the last telephone call with my husband, and I was starting to get antsy. Even though I knew he was fine -- he finally emailed and explained that the phones had been on the...

Published Sun, Nov 15 2009 1:24 PM by SpouseBUZZ

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

Awwwwwwwww

Can't find it on YouTube, so no way to embed it, but trust me, you'll love it. Click here to see what "it" is.

Published Sat, Nov 14 2009 6:00 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Miscellaneous

I Don't Want to Be That Person

I've had a bit of a conundrum this deployment that has me seriously sensitive to my own behavior. What it boils down to is this, "To Tell or Not to Tell?" When it comes to my children's activities, I'm very...

Published Sat, Nov 14 2009 12:24 PM by SpouseBUZZ

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

Fuzzy Math

Have you ever noticed how fascinated people are with the moving aspect of military life? Bet you move a lot? How many times have you moved? Do you like moving all the time? Those questions, or some variation of them,...

Published Thu, Nov 12 2009 2:03 PM by SpouseBUZZ

A Word of Advice

If the personal trainer you are working with (on the gym sign up coupon) asks you, "How do you feel?" a few days after your first workout session... Don't say, "I wasn't as sore as I thought I'd be!" You...

Published Wed, Nov 11 2009 11:23 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Fit Club

Military Family Month

To all military family members - thank you for all that you do, all that you are, all that you give and all that you sacrifice! Defense Department Aims to Improve Families' Lives Military families make tremendous sacrifices in support...

Published Tue, Nov 10 2009 5:06 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Miscellaneous

Happy 234th Birthday, Marines!

Today, our Marine Corps is 234 years old. This past weekend, I was privileged to attend a Birthday Ball with my Marine. After all these years, I am still affected by the presence of history and fraternity that is part...

Published Tue, Nov 10 2009 5:27 AM by SpouseBUZZ

"It's Home"

LAW explains so well why the shooting at Fort Hood shocks us to the core: All of us in the milspouse world know at least one person who has been there, is going there, or is there now. It hurts....

Published Mon, Nov 09 2009 2:16 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Miscellaneous

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Holiday Gifts for Troops

'Hooah Mail'

Would you want your child to serve?

But You're Right Here

When I Want It To Be His Fault

Awwwwwwwww

I Don't Want to Be That Person

Fuzzy Math

A Word of Advice

Military Family Month

Happy 234th Birthday, Marines!

"It's Home"