Looking To Achieve Happiness?

Hi, It’s Maryann Curmi in the afternoon. Hope you are having a great start to Summer and the warm weather. A British charity called Action For Happiness that seeks to create a happier society worldwide has issued a list of 10 key steps for achieving happiness in life. They are: Giving, Relating (or connecting with [...]

Hiring A New Babysitter?

Here is a great list of questions to have on hand when interviewing a potential new sitter. 27 Questions You Should Ask Every Potential New Sitter: 1) How many families have you worked for in the past? 2) How old were the other children you cared for? 3) Do you have children of your own? [...]

Hot Summer Weekend of events!

A lot of fun events going on in the Motherlode this weekend. View the community calendar, to plan your weekend, here http://www.mymotherlode.com/community/events/ Join Justin and Maryann at the Habitat House Party on Saturday 6/11/11 for an incredible afternoon of food, wine and serious FUN! Learn more about the House Party here http://www.habitattuolumne.org/2011party Have a safe [...]

Weekend Events (5/13/11

Happy Friday the 13th! Wonderful events going on this weekend, despite the fact that it’s supposed to rain and snow on Sunday. Click on either of the days below to view the community calendar. Next week we will have Calaveras County fair tickets on the morning show and with Maryann in the afternoon, yay! Friday [...]

Maryann’s Book Review Time

Name of Book; ASTRID & VERONIKA Synopsis: Veronika, a young writer from New Zealand, rents a house in a small village in the midst of a harsh Swedish winter. She has come here alone hoping to come to terms with a recent tragedy while finishing her last novel. Her arrival is observed by Astrid, [...]

Book Review With Maryann

Something new for 2011 is “Book Review with Maryann”. From time to time she will give you some insight to what she’s been delighting in. We start this year off with a look into: The Pull of the Moon by Elizabeth Berg. What others have said: ”Turning fifty seems to turn women crazy. When [...]

Homemade FUN With KIDS

I had a wonderful time recently playing with my 31/2 year old great niece Alayna. I introduced her to Shadow Play. We both had a blast. All you need is a bright light (a good strong flashlight will work) and a white sheet. Hang the sheet taut (we took a fitted sheet and stretched at around a [...]

What Will The Next Generation Think?

Do you think kids born in 2011 will recognize any of the following? I personally am disturbed to read that some of the things listed below might be obsolete in the next 20 years. Hand written letters? NO, say it’s not so! Video tape: Starting this year, the news stories we produce here at Money [...]

Alternate Uses For Coffee Filters

Ever buy the wrong size coffee filters? Instead of bringing them back to the store, here’s some other uses I found for them. Even if they aren’t the wrong size for your coffee maker, they can still be a perfect solution to many small problems around the house. Use them to clean your cable connectors. [...]

An Outpouring of LOVE!

YOU have done it again friend. Your donations to Interfaith Services of Tuolumne County exceeded $22,000.00 and over 2600 coats were delivered as well as over a ton of food! These resources will be used to help those less fortunate in Tuolumne county for months to come. Keep an eye out on www.mymotherlode.com for a [...]

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