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 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. Here on MasonMetu™ Blog, you’ll find my blog (scroll way down) where I write about some of my own experiences as a Mom as well as post some awesome give aways. 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, Bowling, Free Play, Kids Eat Free, Educational Resources, Parent Organizations, Sports, Fitness Centers, Enrichment Activities, Laser Tag, Cultural Events, Museums, Worthy Causes and more. You can even do some shopping in the MasonMetu Marketplace.
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Special deal for local Mason residents and Cincinnati residents - during the month of September get 30% off spa services in Elements Spa (normally locals get 10% off).
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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See our Monthly Top Picks page for a
calendar listing of upcoming events!
Celebrate the arts and your community on Sept. 12 with Community Arts Center Day -
various locations. You can visit Miami University Voice of America for
lots of great events or head over to Cottell Park and see what the
Mason-Deerfield Arts Alliance has planned. Noon-4pm. FREE.
Congratulations to Lauren J. from
Batavia, Ohio for
winning a family 4 pack of tickets!
Saturday & Sundays (Sept. 11 - October 10) Scroll down for Give Away details on the blog.
| | |  Books by the Banks is coming Oct. 2 - 10am-4pm. FREE - Duke Energy Convention Center. Great event for all ages. They will have a Kids Corner with lots of great activities and fun.
Meet the authors of Adventures Around Cincinnati, local Mom's Laura Hoevener & Terri Weeks. You can also follow Adventures Around Cincnnati on Facebook.
The book is available on Amazon.com too!
The Mason Arts Festival is Coming soon.
Mark your calendars for Sept. 19, 11am-5pm. Mason Municipal Center. Great family friendly event featuring local artists, entertainment, children's activities and more.
 Happy Birthday Whole Foods Market!
Join Deerfield Township’s Whole Foods Market on Sat., Sept. 18th as they celebrate their 30th birthday! There will be plenty of fun for the entire family.The first 30 people in the store at 12 noon will receive a goodie bag filled with
great items. Bring the kids so they can make their own party hat from 12 noon -1pm and enjoy face painting from 1pm - 2 pm! Deerfield Township Fire Rescue Department and Sheriff’s Department will also be there. They'll have bites from the grill and if you dress in the theme of the 80's, you may get a fun treat.
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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.
If you'd like to leave a comment on a blog, please click on the title of the article you are reading, then scroll down and you'll find the place to leave the comment.
For some other great local women bloggers, visit Cincinnati Women's Bloggers. 
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September 4, 2010
Sometime I wonder if I have a mental block on learning. This morning K runs in exclaiming S got a letter. She excitedly hands it to S (who can't read yet) and then S asks me to read it. In all of our excitement I tell her, "Yea, you just won a roller skating party like K did last spring". S happily runs around the room and is beaming. Then I drop the ball, "oh wait, you can't go you've got soccer that night." Happiness quickly dissolves to tears and one upset five year old. I don't blame her. I'd be upset too.
I should have read the flyer first before spouting off what was on it. Then I could have told her something else. In retrospect, I should have said, "they'd like you to come roller skate some day". S would have thought ok and moved on. But noooooooooooooo, I made it even worse by getting excited too. Of course this all transpired within a one minute time frame so maybe I am being too hard on myself. But I did feel terrible after seeing how sad and disappointed S was.
So, the moral of my story, next time the mail comes, I need to stop, read and understand what is in it before joyously exclaiming, "YOU WON A ROLLER SKATING PARTY - YIPPEE YEA".
Maybe some of you can relate. I'd love to hear if anyone can join me on the "What was I thinking" boat. I'm hoping it doesn't capsize too soon.
Posted by Kristin Goecke. Posted In :
Woe Is Me!
August 29, 2010
Turning 40 is a BIG deal but surviving riding Firehawk is even bigger. I had no idea what I was getting myself into when I asked my friend, LP, to go with me to Kings Island last week. Kids in school? Check! Beautiful day with no humidity? Check! Moms ready to ride? Check! No lines? Priceless. Kings Island and I go way way back. I fondly remember the days when I would don that oh so flattering Bavarian frock and joyously serve park patrons puff pastry, cotton candy and funnel cakes. It was... Continue reading...
Posted by Kristin Goecke. Posted In :
Woe Is Me!
August 19, 2010
Our arrival for the tour - happy now, not so much later. :(
It’s that time of year......“Back to School”. For many of us that means back to routines, back to homework, back to bedtimes, back to sports, back to SANITY. Like many of you, you may be getting your children prepared – giving them pep talks, purchasing school supplies and new clothes, setting up new rules or remembering old ones, and getting them organized (ok, who am I kidding getting me organized). Part of our back to sch... Continue reading...
Posted by Kristin Goecke. Posted In :
Woe Is Me!
August 13, 2010
Yee haw, if gittin your cowgirls and cowboys gussied up for a day of fun at an "authentic Dodge City Wild West town" then you need to stampede ride on over to The Old West Festival. This family fun adventure is only here for a short engagement - only open on Saturdays and Sundays beginning Sept. 11 through October 10. There's something to interest everyone in the family.  Tyke Frontier - Enjoy face painting, games, playing on the playset, pony rides ($5/rider), the Abigail Express train ...
Posted by Kristin Goecke. Posted In :
Give Aways
August 3, 2010
 Visiting the Strong Museum of Play, Rochester, NY
This was part of the Sesame Street DisplayWe're finally back from a two week hiatus – we visited Central New York's Finger Lake Region for our annual family adventure. I love it there since I have so many fond childhood memories revolving around Owasco Lake and visiting my grandma in Auburn, NY. Returning as an adult, I get to relive the fun through my girls. Seeing them joyously jump into the lake no matter how cold it is takes me back to... Continue reading...
Posted by Kristin Goecke. Posted In :
Surprising Even Me!
July 17, 2010
Sometimes it's the little things that make a difference. That's what happened to me the other day. I had to get an oil change so I headed to a place close to home since it was fast and quick. I could see something hanging down from my Toyota Sienna and the oil change guy said I needed to get a bolt for the skid plate. Glad he told me the name since I am clueless about cars, and knowing the name of things does make you sound like you know something. I told him that I'd probably just swi... Continue reading...
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Thank you!
July 3, 2010
When I was a kid, we didn't have as many television choices as we do now. We didn't even have cable, but on Sundays we'd anxiously wait for the Wonderful World of Disney movies and we'd actually watch these as a family. As a kid, the word family-friendly meant nothing to me - I was just glad to watch with my brothers and parents. But as a Mom family-friendly programming does mean a lot. That's why, I'm excited to let you know about an upcoming family-friendly movie that is coming out on NB... Continue reading...
Posted by Kristin Goecke. Posted In :
Give Aways
June 27, 2010
When I was “gainfully employed” (I’m not sure why I had to add the gainfully but I’ve always heard that saying…..maybe it should’ve been “painfully employed” or “I need to work because I need the money employed”), I used to enjoy my commute to work. Why? I got to listen to NPR – National Public Radio. I loved my time with NPR. I liked listening to Morning Edition on the way to work and hearing the familiar voices of Rene Montagne, Steve Inskeep, Carl Kassel and Frank De... Continue reading...
Posted by Kristin Goecke. Posted In :
Mom to Mom
June 24, 2010
Are your ready to "rumble in the jungle"?
MasonMetu has 2 family four pack of tickets to give away to the
Advanced Auto Parts Cincinnati Monster Jam.
Paul Brown Stadium - July 10
Gates open at 5:30pm
Show begins at 7:00pm "Welcome to Monster Jam, an incredible family-friendly experience starring the biggest performers on four wheels: Monster Jam monster trucks. These twelve-feet-tall, ten-thousand-pound machines will bring you to your feet, racing and ripping up a custom-designed track full of ob... Continue reading...
Posted by Kristin Goecke. Posted In :
Give Aways
June 16, 2010
I've been getting the REACH savings magazine for years. I actually read it cover to cover to see what great deals they have. I always find a coupon that I can use and then I stow it in my car for future use. Of course, I then have to remember to get it out and it's sometime difficult to remember all the great deals inside, but now with the eReach Big Deal, it's even easier for me to see some great deals. Every day, I get an email telling me what today's Big Deal is. If it's one that I'l... Continue reading...
Posted by Kristin Goecke. Posted In :
Give Aways
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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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