Where are we? Seeing Disney Live! Three Classic Fairytales - next show is Feb. 17 at the Dayton Nutter Center (3:30 & 6pm shows). Hi, welcome to MasonMetu, from Me to You. I love living in Mason, Ohio /Deerfield Township, Warren County and the Greater Cincinnati area since it has so much to offer for families. I hope MasonMetu will 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. You can even do some shopping in the MasonMetu Marketplace.
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MasonMetu Blog - scroll down please.
Note: If you pull up a recent blog post, you'll need to scroll down to the bottom of this page to read it - it is a snafu in the programming that this untrained web Mom can't quite figure out....yet.
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MasonMetu News
See our Monthly Top Picks page for a calendar listing of upcoming events or
click here for our stand alone calendar. Below are some highlights to some upcoming family fun.
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It's that time of year......cookie sales are underway for the Girl Scouts of Western Ohio! What's your favorite? Mine is.........  Hope you'll get a chance to support your local Girl Scouts cookies are only $3.50/box. You
can also donate to The Gift of Caring program and cookies will be
donated to troops overseas or to local groups the individual troop
decides to donate to. We've got more info on the Girl Scouts on our
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The Nuclear Cowboyz 2012 Tour
For the First Time Ever in Cincinnati!
LOWER LEVEL TICKETS FOR JUST $15!
Just log onto www.Ticketmaster.com with code: NUCLEAR
(Phone and internet sales will include additional service charges). Not valid on Fallout Zone Seats. Coupon is valid for up to four (4) tickets. Tickets are also available at U.S.
Bank Arena box office, select Kroger stores, at all TicketMaster
locations, www.ticketmatster.com or by calling 1-800-745-3000.
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Stop by Family Friendly Cincinnati to see some informative posts from some great local bloggers. Hope you'll stop by to see some of my posts:
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MasonMetu™ Blog
Here you’ll find my blog where I write about some of my own experiences as a Mom as well as post some awesome giveaways. I’ll highlight certain features of MasonMetu that you might like to check out.
Thank you for reading my blog posts. I hope you can laugh along with me, preferably not at me. :) I've had fun writing the posts and I've found it is a great way to journal moments in our lives. One day when my girls are older, I'll be able to share these posts with them.
On some browsers (Internet Explorer), you may need to click on the current blog post in order to see the ghosts of blogs past - then it opens back up into the main blog page and you have to scroll down again for all the posts. I know it's a bit confusing but I'm not quite sure how to work that bug out of the system yet.
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| Kristin J. Goecke |
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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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January 25, 2012
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This past Sunday, we celebrated my youngest daughter's 7th birthday but the day was even more special since we also got to attend Disney Live! Three Classic Fairy Tales at US Bank Arena. Watching my girls enjoy some of the classic tales that I enjoyed as a child was heartwarming. Having some of our favorite Disney characters open the show was so exciting. Goofy, Mickey, Minnie & Donald have a way of lifting your spirits. We were ready for the show.
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My favorite part of the show began with Snow White. Seeing the Seven Dwarfs just makes me smile and when they launch into a full on musical number of "Hi.....Ho....it's off to work we go", nostalgia takes over. The Dwarfs energy is infectious and you could tell the audience really loved them. When the evil queen, disguised as the old lady, hands Snow White the ruby red apple, we all wanted to shout out, "don't bite it". Alas, she does but luckily her prince finds her and she is awakened by the kiss of her one true love.
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Next, we were invited into Cinderella's home. Here those scheming step sisters and Cinderella's diabolical step mother tried their best to keep Cinderella from the ball. Thanks to the adorable mice and her fairy god mother, Cinderella made it to the ball and she was breathtaking. Dancing with her prince, she had found her true love only to have to leave the ball at the stroke of midnight. Running from the ball she looses her glass slipper. Will the prince ever find her again? Maybe we'll leave the end of this to the imagination.
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Our third fairy tale was voted the best one by my girls. The loved seeing Beauty & the Beast brought to life. The actor who played Gaston was perfect. The song and dance numbers were over the top entertaining. Belle was beautiful, the Beast was beastly but in the end, true love, once again, prevailed.
Even though Disney Live! Three Classic Fairy Tales was only in Cincinnati for one day, you are in luck if you want to see the show since it will be at the Nutter Center in Dayton on Feb. 17 (3:30pm or 6:00pm). You can even get discount tickets to see the show on Jan. 30. Here are the details: Use code MOM4 to receive $4 off regularly $24 and $17 seating. Code MOM4 can be redeemed through the Nutter Center Box Office, online at ticketmaster.com, or by phone 1-800-745-3000.**Disclaimer: Offer Valid Jan. 30-Feb. 17. Offer subject to ticket availability. Excludes premium seating. No double discounts. Additional fees may apply.
You can also stay tuned since MasonMetu will be having a giveaway to see the Dayton show. We'll have 2 sets of a family four pack of tickets. Look for giveaway details the first week in February.
Note: I am a Feld Family Ambassador, and in exchange for my time and efforts in attending shows and reporting my opinion within this blog, as well as keeping you advised of the latest discount offers, Feld Entertainment has provided me with complimentary tickets to Feld shows and opportunities to attend private Feld pre-Show events. That being said, the opinions expressed in this blog are always 100% mine.
Posted by Kristin Goecke. Posted In : Give Aways
January 8, 2012
We've got to enjoy fun under the "Big Top" for the past few years. Each year the show gets better and better. US Bank Arena will be hosting Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus Fully Charged the week of March 7-11. We'll have (2) sets of a family four pack of tickets to giveaway so stay tuned. But in the meantime, you can get tickets for as little as $10/person. Just enter coed word BAILEY when you buy tickets online at Ticket Master.
The Details! Offer Valid toward regularly-priced ticke... Continue reading...
Posted by Kristin Goecke. Posted In : Give Aways
December 31, 2011
We are bringing in 2012 with a bang and have some great giveaways just perfect for family fun. We've got all the details on the giveaways in MasonMetu news (above) but you can also get additional entries to win by leaving a comment on the blog.
Giveaway 1 Now CLOSED (you can still enter for Nuclear Cowboyz) : AAA Great Adventures Expo - held in Columbus, Ohio on Jan. 20-22. We have (2) sets of 2 packs of tickets (kids 16 and under are free).
Giveaway 2 Now CLOSED ...
Posted by Kristin Goecke. Posted In : Give Aways
December 4, 2011
Cincinnati has so many great opportunities for people of all ages to enjoy the arts. Lucky for us there is an organization called "Enjoy the Arts" that makes it even easier and more affordable for you and your family to attend some of the local art venues. They have graciously offered to give away one Orange-Student membership to one of our parents to enjoy with one of their kids (open to full-time students from preschool through graduate school). The student membership is normally $35 and... Continue reading...
Posted by Kristin Goecke. Posted In : Give Aways
November 22, 2011
 
Photo Courtesy MVP Memories
Sport Themed Wall Graphic
I don't know about you but I have been on digital picture overload. Since we are now full force into the digital age of technology I not only take digital pictures on my camera but I also take them on my cell phone and on my I-pad. With all the pictures I take, I am finding it harder to actually keep up with them all. But there are some memories that I really want to preserve and that's why I'm excited to share with you MVP Memories. He...
Posted by Kristin Goecke. Posted In : Product Reviews
November 12, 2011
Photo courtesy of Cincinnati Museum Center
Chugg-a-chugg-choo-choo! The trains have arrived at Cincinnati Museum Center. Tis the season to get in the holiday spirit and Cincinnati Museum Center is the place to do it. We enjoy visting Holiday Junction every year and this year the exhibit has been expanded with the addition of the trains from the Duke Energy Train display that used to be housed in the Duke Energy Building in downtown Cincinnati. Although I was a bit saddened to see the tra...
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Posted by Kristin Goecke. Posted In : Give Aways
October 29, 2011
Thanks to Feld Entertainment for putting on another great Disney on Ice show. On Friday, we got to see Mickey & Minnie's Magical Journey at the US Bank Arena.The show was so entertaining and it was great to watch my girls' expressions when they saw some of their favorite Disney characters come alive. Opening the show were some of my favorites: Mickey & Minnie and Donald & Daisy, oh, and we can't forget Goofy. We got to see some amazing skaters (don't know how they manage to skate so effortles... Continue reading...
Posted by Kristin Goecke. Posted In : Thank you!
October 7, 2011
I am getting excited because Disney on Ice: Mickey & Minnie's Magical Journey will be here soon. We got the opportunity to see the Disney Princesses last year and my girls were enthralled. Lucky for us, Feld Entertainment has given MasonMetu 2 family four packs of tickets to share. The show will be at The Ervin J. Nutter Center in Dayton from Oct. 20-23 and at US Bank Arena in Cincinnati from Oct. 27-30. Our giveaway is valid for the Friday night show at each venue (Oct. 21 for Dayton and O... Continue reading...
Posted by Kristin Goecke. Posted In : Give Aways
October 2, 2011
Please welcome a guest post from Janice Middleton, a breast cancer survivor and co-founder of Cincinnati Team Ta-Tas. The 2011 Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure is over but the dedicated members of Team Ta-Tas are still working hard to raise money this year. We strive toraise awareness that breast cancer can strike at any age and we are all working hard for a cure with the dream that our children can grow up in a world without breast cancer. This year we had almost 170 registered team member... Continue reading...
Posted by Kristin Goecke. Posted In : Guest Bloggers
September 28, 2011
Our family has been BIG fans of the Cincinnati Museum Center for years. I started visiting with my parents when I was younger and have continued our adventures with my girls. Every time we visit (and we have been a lot), we see, do and learn something new. I've posted some of our favorite things we like to do on our museum page but I am also thrilled that the Cincinnati Museum Center asked me to write up some of our favorite things to do for their brand new website. It looks FAB....so eas... Continue reading...
Posted by Kristin Goecke. Posted In : Give Aways
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