We've stayed at two KOAs, stopped at three Stuckey's,

bought one kachina doll, and sang the same Norwegian

song for sixty miles. We ate ham sandwiches on

Grandma's rye bread, and though I don't like the

taste I love the grandma effort, and even at ten

I know this matters.

Sometimes you need a little nudge. The gates of memory swing open, and the pen rolls on its own. Thank you, Lynda Barry, writer/cartoonist, for the road trip flashback. Thank you, Hannah Stephenson, for sending me to Lynda.

Now it's your turn: Write here!

It's Thankful Thursday. Gratitude. Appreciation. Praise. Please join me in a weekly pause to appreciate people, places & things. What are you thankful for today?