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Me, Myself & I Exhibit - Mason Municipal Center
Exhibit on display until March 19
See local artwork by first graders from Mason Early Childhood Center


Hi, welcome to MasonMetu™, from Me to You™. I love living in Mason, Ohio (Deerfield Township) and the Greater Cincinnati area since it has so much to offer for families. I hope MasonMetuwill be a  a one-stop, easy to use resource to find family-friendly activities and adventures you can embark upon.  You can start at MasonMetu Home for info on what MasonMetu is all about.

Here on MasonMetu™ Blog, you’ll find my blog (scroll way down) where I write about some of my own experiences as a Mom.   I’ll highlight certain features of MasonMetu™ that you might like to check out – such as our Historic Sites, Roller Skating, Ice Skating, Horseback Riding, Monthly Top Picks, Farms, Birthday Parties, Free Play, Kids Eat Free, Educational Resources, Parent Organizations, Sports, Fitness Centers, Enrichment Activities, Laser Tag, Cultural Events, Museums, Worthy Causes (new) and more.  You can even do some shopping in the MasonMetu Marketplace.

We are currently updating our Summer Camp 2010 listing.  If you have a summer camp you'd like to add, please email any updates or suggestions to kjgoecke@gmail.com.


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 MasonMetu™ New Finds


Do you have a princess at home?  If so, then treat her like royalty and have her next birthday party at The Royal Table. This is a new birthday party venue located in Mt. Lookout that is adorable - the kids get to dress up in beautiful costumes, enjoy "princess" activities and tea.  They have a variety of birthday party packages and they are offering a discount to MasonMetu viewers! Yea!  More info on our birthday party page.





New laser tag, THE WEB extreme entertainment, opening soon! There'll be another great place to take the kids to and enjoy some laser tag fun.  Join in on the grand opening celebration taking place on March 26. From 6-11pm, you can enjoy all the great features - laser tag, min-bowling, go-karts, pizza and ice cream shop. Tickets for the grand opening will benefit the Anthony Munoz Foundation (and Mr. Munoz will make a special guest appearance). 7172 Cincinnati Dayton Rd., West Chester, Ohio. See more on Family Friendly Cincinnati.

"Are you ready for some football?".........Well the Cincinnati Commandos are here and they are having their inaugural season and their first game is March 13! All season you'll enjoy free parking and $1 beers. Kids under 10 get tickets for only $7. Looks like another fun event for families. Read more on Family Friendly Cincinnati.


 



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    March 22-26
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    Worthy Causes


    Spotlight on Evan Michael Lubbe

    and FARA

    Sat. March 15, 5-8pm





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    April 16, 8:30pm-Midnight

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    Supporting Mason for Kids!



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    St. Patrick's Day Party

    March 17

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    Bigg's Easter Egg Hunt

    April 3 - 11am - FREE



     

     



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    Cincinnati Fashion Week Logo Launch Party is almost here…..

    March 2, 2010


    Toot….toot…..she won’t toot her own horn, so I’ll do it for her!


    Me & Bonnie
    Mom's Cruise 2010


    My readers know that I’m all about positive promotion.  MasonMetu is a family-friendly website so who wants to wade through negativity and bad press?  Not me!  I like to highlight the “good press” and I wanted to let everyone know how proud I am of my dear friend, Bonnie Collins.  Bonnie has been working diligently to come up with a new and improved logo for Cincinnati Fashion Week.  Her creativity and passion for her work always amaze me.  I think she’s one of the best, the primo, the cream of the crop, the top dog.…..in graphic design.   This Saturday, Cincinnati Fashion Week is having an opening logo launch party and kick-off celebration and I’m excited to be attending and supporting Bonnie. Plus I can't wait to see the new logo!

    BUT……as a stay-at-home Mom who is pushing 40 (ahhhh), I have to say that I am not the most fashion-forward and maybe I might be classified as “fashion-back” but I am heading to the Mynt Martini Bar on Saturday night to support my friend.  Luckily, we’ll have some other suburbanites heading downtown to mix and mingle with the hip, the young and the fashionable.  I guess after a few martinis, it really won’t matter what you’re wearing, right? lol.

    So, if you’re not doing anything Saturday night, join us at Mynt.  If you want to learn more about how Cincinnati Fashion Week came about, visit their website.  The inspiration behind it all came from Nathan Hurst, an up and coming independent fashion designer (ok, I think I’m old enough to be his mother older sister).  It’s amazing how he has orchestrated this ground swell of support and with the help of many local volunteers and fashionistas, Cincinnati Fashion Week is going to be a big success .  The Cincinnati Fashion Week facebook page now has over 4000 fans and it keeps growing. Wow!  He’s also partnered with Keep Cincinnati Beautiful which is a local non-profit whose mission is “educating and encouraging individuals to take greater responsibility for improving their community environments.”  As a Mom of two girls, this makes supporting Nathan, Bonnie and Cincinnati Fashion Week even better. Cincinnati Fashion Week takes place April 19 to 23, get your tickets now.

    Cheers!

    If you want to read more about Bonnie Collins Design, see my article on Associated Content.  Yes, I love my friend! :)

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    Uh-oh, fashion may be catching up to my girl……

    February 22, 2010
    This weekend my first grader asked me, “Mommy, why don’t I ever get to wear jeans?"  I told her that she could wear jeans if she wanted to.  I didn’t elaborate on the past jean fiascos where my daughter would get into hysterical fits if I even tried to put a pair of jeans on her.  She always had to do the “squat test” which entailed doing squats, leg lunges and other flexibility moves and if the jeans didn’t move well with her, well, they were out of there.  We’ve had many cute ...
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    Is there a CAD support group out there?

    February 17, 2010


    Could this be you? CAD strikes again!

    Thank you, thank you, thank you to all the loyal MasonMetu readers.  I’ve been a bit behind in my blogging since I have developed CAD (Computer Attachment Disorder).  I am looking for a CAD support group somewhere/anywhere……  I know it’s bad when I’m writing a blog post as I’m watching one  of my all-time favorite shows, Lost.  It’s not doing me much good to constantly have to rewind the DVR so I can focus on what I missed.  I’m actually le...
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    The Power of a Shoebox........

    February 5, 2010
    Wow, I never knew that a shoebox could keep my kids playing and engaged for so long.  At our recent Brownie meeting, the girls had to make a little home for their stuffed animal.  All the girls at the meeting seemed to really enjoy the activity but my girls took it to a new level when we got home.  They expanded their shoeboxes into mobile apartments – one room for sleeping, another for eating, etc. My youngest crammed as many animals as she could into hers.  The only problem occurred when ...
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    Dumpster Diving Goecke Style…….

    January 29, 2010
    I’ve written before how my kids have a very very difficult time parting with any of their toys and stuffed animals but my youngest has taken it to a new level.  If she puts any trash in the trashcan and sees that I’ve thrown away a picture or a school paper, then she reaches in and pulls out the item and rushes over to me asking, “Mommy, why did you throw this away?” “The guilt”….”the shame”….I feel  terrible.  I try to explain that we don’t need to keep every single ite...
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    Help for Haiti

    January 21, 2010


    Usually I love writing my blogs and delving into some of the funny things happening in our family but with the recent earthquakes in Haiti, I wanted to do a post on some organizations that are helping with the relief efforts in Haiti.  This week I posted an article about the Solar Liberty Foundation on Associated Content.  This non-profit was started by a friend of mine from grade school and focuses on renewable energy. They are trying to raise $100,000 so they can provide 1000 solar cookers ...
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    "It's Not As Easy As It Seems"... (is it ever?)

    January 10, 2010
    I knew there was a reason I stored away that blue box of baking fun.  My daughter got an Easy Bake Oven last year for Christmas along with some fancy cupcake decorator (another box that is still in hiding).  This afternoon she really wanted to bake some cookies and being the fantastic baking Mom that I am, I did not have any ingredients for cookies in the house (a.k.a  pre-made slice-n-bake cookie dough).  Not thinking clearly I said, “Why don’t we get out your Easy Bake Oven?” Both gir...
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    I Don't Want to Wake Up Early......

    January 3, 2010

    Chris up early with K, S & Bailey!

    There’s something about the end of the holidays that sort of get you down.  There’s all this excitement leading up to Christmas – the holiday music, festive parties, decorations, good cheer, and yummy food.  Some of us start our shopping early while others wait. The anticipation of giving our gifts is sometimes the best part (even if Santa gets the credit). 

    Not only do I have some of the post holiday blues but I also have to get myself readjusted to wa...
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    Happy New Year!

    December 28, 2009
    Happy New Year! This is sort of a conundrum for me.  Is it really a Happy New Year? We used to spend New Years with the same two couples give or take some add ons. We had this tradition for over 15 years (I think) and it was great knowing that we didn’t have to worry about making New Year’s plans since we always knew who we’d be spending it with. We’ve had some crazy wild times (Indy) as well as some more low key times (pregnancy involvement) but we always made time for each other.

    Now...
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    Pictures with Santa.....Questions about Santa....

    December 21, 2009

    Visiting Santa at Macy's - Downtown Cincinnati

    Be careful with those Santa pictures.  We’ve been going to lots of really fun holiday events lately and many of them have had the jolly man in the red suit there.  But, I just realized that I need to be very careful with the pictures I take.  My oldest, K, has always been a perceptive child and she’s started to wonder how come Santa is always at the places we visit.  She hasn’t yet commented that Santa looks slightly different at each place ...
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    Kristin J. Goecke I've been happily married to Chris since 1995 and I'm currently a stay at home Mom to two girls, K & S and we have a chocolate lab, Bailey. I have a M.A. in Hearing & Speech Sciences from Ohio University (1994), a B.S. from O.U (1992), & I graduated from Middletown High School (1988). I have one older brother, and two younger brothers. We grew up in Jamestown and Olean, NY then moved to Middletown in 1986. I'm close to my parents,a.k.a Cici & Pee-Paw, and do lots of FOD's with them (see tab for more details). I enjoy reading, blogging, watching all my shows and spending time with friends and family.
     

     

     

     

     

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