#365Gratitude Day 166: Go the other way

So I got this whopper traffic ticket the other day.  Without realizing I was doing so, I had been commuting with my ez pass on "hov/free ride" mode, with only me in the car - for about 2 months.  

Whoops. 

I started commuting with it set the right, legal way, and realized using the express lanes round trip each day was going to cost me around $600 a month.  

Nope.  

Missy knows the local roads really well. She helped me plot out a decent back way. It's not the 25 minute jaunt the hot lanes are. The back way takes about 45 minutes at least.  

But it's kind of fun. I'm just grateful I have options.  

#365Gratitude Day 165: Apparently, I'm just this guy, man

So Flamedryad, whoever they are, left Concerning Littleton an amazing review.

"Just finished and I am so hungry for more. This book is a wonderful little gaiman like stroll through fetish, erotica, and relationships."
 

Wow.  That just takes my breath away.

#365Gratitude Day 164: Special time with Katiebug

This is Lucy.  She's a ladybug pillow pet.  She and Katie drove down for the weekend.  Lucy didn't do much of the driving. 

It's been ages since we got a good, serious chunk of time with our girl, Katiebug.  She and Lucy came down to spend the weekend with us. 

She went to the munch with us, and we taught her how to play Minecraft.  She made us AMAZING peanut butter pancakes on Sunday.   

Sunday afternoon we got extra special time with her, which I'm not going to get into enormous detail about, because I'm not the spank-and-tell type.  (Go ask her if you want.)

I'm just grateful Missy and I had the chance to spend good quality time with Katie.  We love her lots. 

#365Gratitude Day 163: Richard's funny

Last Saturday was the DC Littles Munch.  Our little boy Richard was there, which made me very happy. He loves all sorts of punny, goofball humor.  (Which I do, too.) He showed me this, which made me laugh for several minutes.

God I miss him.  I love when he makes me laugh. 

#365Gratitude Day 162: Oh her kidney!

When she found something really startling or funny or wonderful, my grandmother P. used to say, "Oh my kidneys!" ​

Bethie, whom I love. 

My friend Bethie got just such a surprise this week.  She's been in kidney failure for a while, and been on the lookout for a replacement transplant kidney.  She found one.​

​I'm so grateful she has.  Bethie is one of the very best people I know.  She's giving, loving, kind, witty, funny, and generous with her very big heart.

She needs our help though.  The surgery is going to cost around $65,000.  I'd be even more grateful if you could help her out.​

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