Spouse Buzz

More Commissaries Lose Bakery, Deli Sections

Commissary shoppers at 22 more stores will be without deli and bakery sections, likely until early June, according to officials with the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA). That means all gourmet cheese, fresh rotisserie chicken, fresh deli meat, fresh...

Published Wed, Mar 25 2015 4:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Spouse & Family News, commissary

Poll: Would a Big Commissary Price Increase Keep You Out?

A new study says the Defense Commissary Agency would likely have to increase prices 29 percent to make up for budget cuts proposed by the Defense Department. But would that keep you from shopping there? The report hypothesizes that it would. Researchers...

Published Tue, Mar 31 2015 2:30 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Spouse & Family News, Poll, commissary

Military Parenting App Gives Tips, Kid Help

A new app for military parents of children under three-years-old is a quick way to access helpful tips while getting a view into what might just be going on in that baby head. The app, created by the early childhood experts over at the organization Zero...

Published Sat, Apr 04 2015 2:30 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: kids

Boy Issues

This deployment has been weird. Partly because, well, I'm kind of tired. And by "kind of" I mean "really." A lot. I also feel guilty about being so tired, because even though Air Force Guy has been gone more than...

Published Mon, Dec 28 2009 2:59 PM by SpouseBUZZ

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

Bring on 2010!!!

I love the New Year!! Every year!! I get very excited at the prospect of a new beginning. 365 days filled with potential and limited only by my imagination (at least in the beginning..sometimes, reality does intervene but only sometimes)....

Published Thu, Dec 31 2009 9:45 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Sticker Club

I'm back home (yea!) after 10 days on the road, visiting my in-laws for the holidays. I rented a car because my car may or may not be reliable for such a long trip. During the 2150 miles I've driven...

Published Sat, Jan 02 2010 5:49 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Day in the Life of a Milspouse

Save the Date(s)

SpouseBUZZ will be visiting at least four military communities in 2010, and we're uber-excited about being able to share some face time with military spouses across the country. This year, we'll be bringing the same fun event to milspouses, but...

Published Tue, Jan 05 2010 6:28 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: SpouseBUZZ LIVE

Free Sittercity Memberships Ending

Military families will no longer be able to use the babysitter website Sittercity after the Defense Department opted to discontinue their subsidized program with that service. The DoD-funded free program ends July 31, Sittercity officials said. Military...

Published Mon, Apr 06 2015 2:30 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: kids, Spouse & Family News

My Heart Belongs In Boston

My husband and I are stationed in Germany. After all the news of the bombings at the Boston Marathon, I feel so helpless. That’s my hometown. Every Patriots Day, my whole family would convene at my Nan’s house in Hopkinton, Massachusetts. Dozens of long...

Published Tue, Apr 16 2013 4:30 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Spouse & Family News

Deployment Details: Better Left Unsaid?

“We didn’t have to talk about it. It was just best unsaid.” That’s what Sal Giunta, the first living Medal of Honor recipient since the Vietnam War, thought about talking to his family about what he had experienced during his deployments....

Published Thu, Apr 18 2013 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Deployment

Military Wife Quote: Every Survival Kit Should Include a Sense of Humor

We all know that military life isn’t always easy. Yes, we need to appreciate the positive aspects of it, and yes, we need to embrace the lessons we’ve learned and the friends we’ve made along the way. But sometimes, especially during deployments, there...

Published Sun, Apr 21 2013 5:09 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life

Is Teaching a Smart Career Choice for MilSpouses?

Around this time last year, I was standing in front of a room full of 5-year-olds wearing a cotton kimono, displaying yen on a desk and demonstrating the proper use of chopsticks. It was part of my “Children Around the World” unit I taught my kindergarten...

Published Tue, Apr 23 2013 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Career & Education

The Amazing Journey

Tucker, of Tucker and Swiss, wrote an incredibly profound look at the changes being a military spouse bring about in a person. It is a must read for all of us, I think.

Published Tue, Jan 26 2010 3:34 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Day in the Life of a Milspouse

Hearts Aren't For Sleeves

I can tell the end of this deployment is in sight. Aside from the long to-do lists, the bags beneath my eyes, the new white hairs popping up all over my head (note to self: root touch-up tomorrow night...STAT!), and...

Published Thu, Jan 28 2010 9:44 PM by SpouseBUZZ

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

MilKid in Patriotic Shirt at Post School Asked to Change

School officials on Fort Campbell have done an about-face on a ban against allowing students to wear patriotic shirts on casual day after one student’s stand against the policy gained national media attention. CeJai Taylor, a 12-year-old student...

Published Thu, Apr 25 2013 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com