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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. You can even do some shopping in the MasonMetu Marketplace.

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We are still adding to our listing for 2012. If you have a summer camp you'd like to include, please email MasonMetu and include name of camp, dates, description, cost and any website links. FREE posting.

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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.

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

New Giveaway......

Yoga with Pooja!

Enter on our Giveaway Blog page!

31 Prizes in 31 Days!

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

Visit Warren County - Ohio Largest Playground

Facebook page every day to enter. See their FB page for contest details.

FFC Posts & FB

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:

Community Links

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.

Featured Bloggers

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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What's Going on Downtown?

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Visit Downtown Cincinnati, Inc. to see

all that there is to offer.

See their family options page too.

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happening in the heart of the Queen City visit:

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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.

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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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Play Bunco with Team Ta-Tatas & Raise Money for Cincinnati Susan G. Komen for the Cure on Oct. 15!

Posted by Kristin Goecke on Sunday, October 2, 2011, In : Guest Bloggers

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...
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Guest Blog Post: Endeavor Learning Center Now Serving Organic Lunches! Yum.

Posted by Kristin Goecke on Wednesday, May 4, 2011, In : Guest Bloggers

Please welcome our guest blog post by Allison Uhrig, a parent and Assistant Director at Endeavor Learning Center. Endeavor now offers organic healthy lunches by personal chef, Tamara Whitfield.

Does a hamburger served on a white bun with tater tots, canned peaches, and milk meet the state meal requirements for schools outlined by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. Do they meet YOUR requirements? Parents have a responsibility to demand more than the minimum when it comes to their...
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Summer Camp Through the Ages!

Posted by Kristin Goecke on Monday, March 21, 2011, In : Guest Bloggers

Welcome YMCA Camp Kern's Summer Camp Director , Michael Costlow. Michael has a great guest post on "Summer Camp Through the Ages". Mike has been a camper since he was 7 years old, and has grown up at camp himself. I met Michael at my daughter's carnival day at Western Row Elementary where he was showing the kids turtles and cockroaches (the joy). He was so interactive with the kids and really showed a love of animals and love of camp that I asked if he'd like to do a guest blog post. I'm s...
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Guest Blog from John Odell

Posted by Kristin Goecke on Monday, August 10, 2009, In : Guest Bloggers

Please welcome a guest blog from John Odell, a retired teacher for the Mason City School District for 21 years. He's currently running for the Mason School District Board of Education.

What Do You Expect of Students?
Could We Do Away With Student Spelling Errors
If We Wanted To?

Many years ago, I was lucky enough to have been chosen to participate in The Munich Sister City Association teacher exchange, an annual event for Cincinnati Area teachers. In Munich, Germany I visited their schools whi...
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