Crosscrescent

My name is Dawn. My honey is Mike. My kid is Shea. My dog is Cheech. The mouse is RubyMouse.

I'd been a single mother always until February. Mike has truely been a gift to us.

Im a Christian & Im proud but I also understand that some folks are discusted with Christians. I won bite you if you dont bite me;)

I love to carve stamps & make art with them. I would love a real life ATC. I only have ATC made from handcarved stamps which is somehing else. Ive been in very many o hose swaps.

Im from the Mississippi Gulf Coast but everything was destroyed in Katrina. I was 6 months pregnant. Ive been alone & stuggling & stuck in a crappy apartmen ever since. Also being viciously bullied my nieghbor. We share a wall. My boyfriend just bought me a servalence system bc she is just down right wicked.

I love he outdoors & any river or lake or boat or whatever. I love to fish & my dang pole & tackle box is in Mike's car & I keep forgetting!!!

I love horror movies & anything TimBurton but also love FriedGreenTomatoes, The Green Mile, & the ColorPurple.

My favorite books are anything by H.P.Lovecraft, Three Came Home by Agnes Newton Keith, The Hiding Place, The Bible, American Fashionable Letter Writer (mine is over 100 years old), Daily Strengths For Daily Needs, Mamma Makes Up Her Mind by Baily White, The Pleasure of My Company by Steve Martin, Twenty-Four Hours A Day (with all of the AA stuff scratched out), Science & Health with Key to The Scriptures, The Saint Jerome Sunday Missal, & Poetry of the Victorian Period by Woods.

Vacation spots: mississippi gulf coast Hobbies: lettrboxin, paintin', cookin', church'n, fish'n, taking care of my family Books: bible, three came home, the mirror, the hiding place, the tomb, the night circus, my lucky day Music: Everything but rap. I love 70s & 80s pop, rock, & country. I love classical & bluegrass & zydeco too Movies: T.V. SHOWS: Keeping Up Appearences, Northern Exposure, Lawrence Welk, & Vicar of Dibley Foods: Anything I cook with my boyfriend. I love blue crab, baby! i also love Jalisco style mexican food. taco truck stuff. Whatevers: My apartment is filled with mold. My landlords dont care. I cant breathe & I cant afford to move :( [Edit] Free Flowing Thoughts LIONS & TIGERS & BEARS! OH MY GOSH!!!

[Edit] The Interview crosscresent has been kind enough to take time out of their busy schedule for an interview. A transcript of this fascinating interview is provided below....

Q: What's your most annoying habit? A: cry watching wheel of fortune. i cry when they win, cuz i am so happy! i cry when they lose, cuz that really bites.

Q: If you could have one super power, what would it be? A: blow up loud rap bumping cars with my mind.

Q: Any family members you'd like to tell us about? A: my wonderful daughter. i was pregnant in hurricane katrina, and we both survived

Q: What kind of car do you drive, and what kind of car do you wish you could drive? A: Subaru impreza. I like it. I just wish it ran better & maybe got a nice paintjob. Black cherry. As in super glittery :)

Q: Do you have any tattoos you'd like to tell our readers about? If so, what is the tattoo... and where is it located? A: I have quite a few. My faves are a shrimpboat with my daughter's name & a blue crab. I want all of my tats to be GulfCoast themes.

Q: Does your mom know about your letterboxing activities? A: nope. she's dead.

Q: Where would you like to spend your retirement years? A: Mississippi Gulf Coast!!! Were I started, where I want to end.

Q: How did you get your trail name? A: I'd just got back from visiting fam in new Orleans. I typed it wrong & rolled with it. I know it's spelled wrong. I don't care.

Q: What kind of drink would you be and why? A: Water. It's so diverse! I love it it. Drink it, swim in it, Get baptized in it, fish in it..it's very powerful!! Hey, Holy Water! Lol.

Q: What letterboxer would you most like to meet face-to-face and why? A: A N Y ! ! !

Q: Tell us a joke. (Dirty jokes are not appropriate, either!) A: Bully:"Haha Your girlfriend has worms!" Boyfriend:"I know! It's awesome! I take her fishin!"

Q: Make a confession. A: I hated men. But then I met one I actually like. Like, really really like! Im terrified everyday that I will loose him.

Q: If you could ask Tom Hanks a question, what would it be? A: Do you ever lay in bed and cry out "W I L S O N !"

Q: Do you have any phobias? What are they? A: Loosing my family.

Q: What did you do last night? A: Fell asleep listening to my BF read clues onAQ for boxes he wants to find. I guess I was all soothed or something! HAHAHAHAHA! true.

Q: If someone wrote a book about your life, what would it be called? Why? A: Pendulum Symptoms. WHY? ugh! Why you gotta ask questions?! Ok.ok. im sorry. Well, somethimes I feel good & ugh sometimes I WANNA RIP THE HEAD OFF A BUG!! Oh. Oh. Im terribly sorry. Would you like some tea?

Q: What is the quality you most like in a person? A: Funny with out swearing or cussing, respectful, and i really like if we have lots in common so we can hang out & have fun! :) a teacher and learner. a disciple & minister :)

Q: Who is the best super hero of all time and why? A: 1st:Jesus 2nd:My boyfriend. They just are. :)

Q: What's your most embarassing moment? A: Even tho there were2 other families with all adults drinking, some dip called the police bc I was studying, drinking A margarita, while Yippie slept in a stroller. The cop yelled loud for everyone to hear that Id been "bought like a wh*re". Ugh!!!!

Q: What method of transfer for carving do you use? A: Draw something on tracing paper w/a pencil then rub it on the pink or just draw draw directly on the pink