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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.

Summerfair is June 1-3 at Coney Island

Giveaway Coming Soon!

Acting Up's Honk is June 8-10

Mason High School

Tickets are $10/person

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The Mason Public Library

Summer Reading Program!

Starts May 29!

FREE family fun at Prasco Park

Division I - May 16-19

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Yoga with Pooja!

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31 Prizes in 31 Days!

every day in May for a chance to win some great prizes.

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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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Our surrounding neighbors in West Chester, Loveland, Liberty Township, Sharonville and Lebanon also have so much to offer for families. I hope you'll visit our Community Links page so you can connect with them and see their listing of community events for kids and families.

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Read about our past featured bloggers. You can also find some great women bloggers if you head over to Cincinnati Women Bloggers.

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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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Browsing Archive: May, 2010

Silly Bandz – What have you done for me lately?

Posted by Kristin Goecke on Friday, May 28, 2010, In : What my kids like

Hmmm….let me see, you have:

Caused my daughter to feel worthless and insignificant. So sad when your first grader comes home and says, “no one likes me” and then the tears well up and the water works start flowing. I finally figured out it was because no one shared a rubber band that was shaped like a dog with her at school.
Caused mass hysteria in Mason – Mom’s are going crazy trying to locate these things. They are flying off the shelves as fast as they are stocked. You’ll catch ...

Protect-A-Bed Product Review and Give Away

Posted by Kristin Goecke on Wednesday, May 19, 2010, In : Give Aways

I just posted my review for Protect-A-Bed Premium Mattress Protector and Pillow Protector on Associated Content. But I also wanted to share it with our MasonMetu readers since we are having another fabulous give away thanks to the nice folks at Protect-A-Bed. I know, you're probably thinking, do I really have to read a review about a mattress protector.....ummm, yes please.

Below is the AC article - at the end you will find the info on how to register for our Protect-A-Bed drawing:

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"Flesh of a Fish".......

Posted by Kristin Goecke on Monday, May 17, 2010, In : Woe Is Me!

I wish Bubbles was this cute.

I never thought I’d be writing another post about fish but here goes. First, I have to preface this by a little back-story (isn’t there always one?). While away on a much needed Mom’s trip in January, I returned home and the first thing I noticed on my kitchen island was a fish tank with a fish. Oh the joy! My girls excitedly ran over to me exclaiming that their Uncle M got them a fish. In the back of my mind I’m thinking, “great, just another thing ...
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Bissell Pet Hair Eraser Product Review and Give Away

Posted by Kristin Goecke on Wednesday, May 12, 2010, In : Give Aways

Cute Norman on the Bissell Package - Bailey meeting our new Bissell.

Below is a copy of my review of the Bissell Pet Hair Eraser Multicyclonic Upright Bagless Vacuum that I wrote for Associated Content. To get registered in our Bissell Pet Hair Eraser Vacuum give away (retail value $149.99), please do one of the following (oh, and please read the article). Register for the drawing until May 31. Winner announced June 1.

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Summerfair 2010 is coming soon....We have two tickets to give away!

Posted by Kristin Goecke on Monday, May 10, 2010, In : Give Aways

Mark your calendars now for Summerfair. This family-friendly annual event takes place at Coney Island on June 4-6. Summerfair has graciously given MasonMetu two tickets to give away and we hope you'll join in on the fun. More details are posted on this page in the MasonMetu news section above. You can see the three ways to register there. A fourth way, is to leave me a comment about this posting.

Summerfair will have over 300 artisans and crafts people. Tickets are $10 and kids under 12 a...
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