Guard Wife is the moniker Melinda Warthman adopted when she began blogging for SpouseBuzz.com. Prior to her SpouseBuzz affiliation, she had been blogging on her own since 2002. Melinda is a 30-something Army National Guard spouse who recently graduated from law school and sat for the July bar exam. Melinda's family includes her ARNG husband, their two young daughters, Annie the golden retriever and Henry the chocolate lab.