Meet the MeYeR Man Crew, sometimes simply known as the Mayhem:
- Meet the Man; Answers to Dan, Hercules, Dad, Grand-Dan, Love Monkey and occasionally Papi. He's the head of this house. He's funny, kind, and creative. You name it; he can fix it, repair it, improve it and make it shiny. Give him a paperclip and a wad of chewing gum, he can save the world. His favorite activities include off-roading in his Beast Of A Truck, upgrading the dune buggies, riding his motorcycle, Minecraft with Derek, and Game Night.
*He and The BIGS built a garage in the backyard in 2019 and we basically haven't seen him since. Ha! - Meet the Mama to the Man Crew; that would be me, Kristy. I answer to Mama K, Baby Girl, Wacko Religious Homeschooling Freak, Sister-Girl, Pizza Lady, {Grand}Mama K, Sunshine and a host of other ridiculous names. I am uniquely qualified to be the mother of all boys. I love all things loud, messy, fast and funny. I also love books, quiet, music, and cooking from scratch. I love my life that is FULL of semi-organized chaos, more blessings than I deserve, and Jesus.
- Meet The Boy; Joshua affectionately called 'Shua, and The Boy. At 32, he's grown, married and living far across the country. His wife Lauren is our darling daughter-in-love. They bring us joy, laughter, friendship and depth of character...and grand~babies! Caden joined the family on Feb 1, 2017. Baby Thea was born February 11, 2019. These grandbabies of ours make my heart so happy!
- Meet Dastroyah; Answers to David da Dastroyah, Coach, and not much else. David is a former level 10 gymnast (he retired in 2016) and is the hardest working young adult I know. He drives an old SUV that's he's slowing turning into a dune buggy, he's restoring an old Datsun pickup and is working to collect a full set of older motorcycles that bring him no end of grief AND joy. He works copious hours at the gym doing what he calls his "life's work" as the competitive boys team coach for all the levels, leading the ninja classes, running summer camps, and everything else they can think of, and the kiddos (and their parents) LOVE him. He's in the right job for sure. His Lady Love Makenzie is a perfect gymnastics-loving match for him.
- Meet PattyCakes; Patrick the Handful. Answers to Pat, PattyCakes, the Baby Whisperer, Parkour Ninja and Drake (he wants a name that starts with the letter D also). He's 22, funny, a gear head and loves all things ridiculous. He works full time at a local car dealership detailing cars and being a porter. He LOVES it! In his time off, he is slowly restoring his old Honda Civic to it's former glory, racing it, and playing video games. His Lady Love Cynterra is a delightful gearhead match for him. He recently acquired a motorcycle for himself and loves to take long cruises with the rest of us on two wheels.
- Meet the BIGS: Otherwise known as David and Patrick. But at only 15 months apart, they're more like twins than singletons and have often been referred to as a set. Also called D and P, The Brothers, and even occasionally the Uncles of the Apocalypse, but mostly the BIGS.
- Meet The Baby; answers to Derek, DT, and Slick. As the baby of our family (and the whole Meyer extended family), he is a bit pampered and he's OK with that. On the other hand, he does a pretty good job of keeping up with the BIGS. He's 15 and working through the 9th grade this year. He's our most gregarious child and has never met a stranger, just a new friend that he doesn't know their name yet. He loves Minecraft, Pokémon, his bike/roller-blades/pogo stick, the trampoline, video games, hanging out with the BIGS and Hercules, and playing with his cousins.
- Meet My Mom/Grma; answers to LaVonda, Mom, Grma, and GiGi. Mom has officially moved back to IL. (boo) But you'll often find her as you scroll through the pages of our adventures. We miss her!
- Other characters you'll find in the pages of our life:
~Nathan and Merari, Mark and Chris, Kyle and Troy, Ricky and Betty: they are Patty's best friend and his girlfriend, Patty's Roommates, Dastroyah's roommates, and 'Shua's bio brother and girlfriend, respectively. These people fill our home and our hearts.
~S-G/Karen and Tyler: My half sister and nephew who invited us to come to NM and start over. Tyler lives in Florida and has a daughter named Carissa/RissaRoo/LittleC. *Karen passed away in August of 2020.
~Jodi, James and T: My younger sister and her two boys.
~Charlie (plus Devin and Annabel) Charlie is Karen's lifelong friend and he's brave and kind enough to call us friends. He has a hilarious story about WHAT-NOT-TO-DO in any given situation...because he's already tried them all. ;) Devin and A~bel are his son and DIL.
~The B-Bunch Family: known as BossMan, BossLady, Z (24), G (19) and A/Little Miss (10). I worked for them as a nanny/chauffeur 30-55+ hours a week, depending on the season. (I worked for them from June of '12 to May of '17)
