diff --git a/graph.go b/graph.go
index 477f4f2..0a615cf 100644
--- a/graph.go
+++ b/graph.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
   "encoding/json"
 )
 
-type StateLoadFunc func(*GraphContext, NodeID, []byte, map[NodeID]GraphNode)(NodeState, error)
+type StateLoadFunc func(*GraphContext, []byte, NodeMap)(NodeState, error)
 type StateLoadMap map[string]StateLoadFunc
 type NodeLoadFunc func(*GraphContext, NodeID)(GraphNode, error)
 type NodeLoadMap map[string]NodeLoadFunc
@@ -21,15 +21,72 @@ type GraphContext struct {
   StateLoadFuncs StateLoadMap
 }
 
+func LoadNode(ctx * GraphContext, id NodeID) (GraphNode, error) {
+  // Initialize an empty list of loaded nodes, then start loading them from id
+  loaded_nodes := map[NodeID]GraphNode{}
+  return LoadNodeRecurse(ctx, id, loaded_nodes)
+}
+
+type DBJSONBase struct {
+  Type string `json:"type"`
+}
+
+// Check if a node is already loaded, load it's state bytes from the DB and parse the type if it's not already loaded
+// Call the node load function related to the type, which will call this parse function recusively as needed
+func LoadNodeRecurse(ctx * GraphContext, id NodeID, loaded_nodes map[NodeID]GraphNode) (GraphNode, error) {
+  node, exists := loaded_nodes[id]
+  if exists == false {
+    state_bytes, err := ReadDBState(ctx, id)
+    if err != nil {
+      return nil, err
+    }
+
+    var base DBJSONBase
+    err = json.Unmarshal(state_bytes, &base)
+    if err != nil {
+      return nil, err
+    }
+
+    ctx.Log.Logf("graph", "GRAPH_DB_LOAD: %s(%s)", base.Type, id)
+
+    node_fn, exists := ctx.NodeLoadFuncs[base.Type]
+    if exists == false {
+      return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s is not a known node type", base.Type)
+    }
+
+    node, err = node_fn(ctx, id)
+    if err != nil {
+      return nil, err
+    }
+
+    loaded_nodes[id] = node
+
+    state_fn, exists := ctx.StateLoadFuncs[base.Type]
+    if exists == false {
+      return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s is not a known node state type", base.Type)
+    }
+
+    state, err := state_fn(ctx, state_bytes, loaded_nodes)
+    if err != nil {
+      return nil, err
+    }
+
+    node.SetState(state)
+  }
+  return node, nil
+}
+
 func NewGraphContext(db * badger.DB, log Logger) * GraphContext {
   ctx := GraphContext{
     DB: db,
     Log: log,
     NodeLoadFuncs: NodeLoadMap{
       "base_lockable": LoadBaseLockable,
+      "base_thread": LoadBaseThread,
     },
     StateLoadFuncs: StateLoadMap{
       "base_lockable": LoadBaseLockableState,
+      "base_thread": LoadBaseThreadState,
     },
   }
 
@@ -300,29 +357,6 @@ func (node * BaseNode) StateLock() * sync.RWMutex {
   return &node.state_lock
 }
 
-func ReadDBStateCopy(ctx * GraphContext, id NodeID) ([]byte, error) {
-  ctx.Log.Logf("db", "DB_READ: %s", id)
-
-  var val []byte = nil
-  err := ctx.DB.View(func(txn *badger.Txn) error {
-    item, err := txn.Get([]byte(id))
-    if err != nil {
-      return err
-    }
-
-    val, err = item.ValueCopy(nil)
-    if err != nil {
-      return err
-    }
-    return nil
-  })
-  if err != nil {
-    return nil, err
-  }
-
-  return val, nil
-}
-
 func ReadDBState(ctx * GraphContext, id NodeID) ([]byte, error) {
   var bytes []byte
   err := ctx.DB.View(func(txn *badger.Txn) error {
@@ -349,21 +383,20 @@ func ReadDBState(ctx * GraphContext, id NodeID) ([]byte, error) {
 
 func WriteDBStates(ctx * GraphContext, nodes NodeMap) error{
   ctx.Log.Logf("db", "DB_WRITES: %d", len(nodes))
-  var serialized_states [][]byte = make([][]byte, len(nodes))
-  i := 0
+  serialized_states := map[NodeID][]byte{}
   for _, node := range(nodes) {
     ser, err := json.Marshal(node.State())
     if err != nil {
       return fmt.Errorf("DB_MARSHAL_ERROR: %e", err)
     }
-    serialized_states[i] = ser
-    i++
+    serialized_states[node.ID()] = ser
   }
 
   err := ctx.DB.Update(func(txn *badger.Txn) error {
     i := 0
     for id, _ := range(nodes) {
-      err := txn.Set([]byte(id), serialized_states[i])
+      ctx.Log.Logf("db", "DB_WRITE: %s - %s", id, string(serialized_states[id]))
+      err := txn.Set([]byte(id), serialized_states[id])
       if err != nil {
         return fmt.Errorf("DB_MARSHAL_ERROR: %e", err)
       }
diff --git a/lockable.go b/lockable.go
index 81c4128..90d310b 100644
--- a/lockable.go
+++ b/lockable.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func (state * BaseLockableState) Type() string {
   return state._type
 }
 
-func (state * BaseLockableState) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+func SaveBaseLockableState(state * BaseLockableState) BaseLockableStateJSON {
   requirement_ids := make([]NodeID, len(state.requirements))
   for i, requirement := range(state.requirements) {
     requirement_ids[i] = requirement.ID()
@@ -77,15 +77,19 @@ func (state * BaseLockableState) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
       locks_held[lockable_id] = &str
     }
   }
-
-  return json.Marshal(&BaseLockableStateJSON{
+  return BaseLockableStateJSON{
     Type: state._type,
     Name: state.name,
     Owner: owner_id,
     Dependencies: dependency_ids,
     Requirements: requirement_ids,
     LocksHeld: locks_held,
-  })
+  }
+}
+
+func (state * BaseLockableState) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+  lockable_state := SaveBaseLockableState(state)
+  return json.Marshal(&lockable_state)
 }
 
 func (state * BaseLockableState) Name() string {
@@ -534,45 +538,110 @@ func NewBaseLockable(ctx * GraphContext, state LockableState) (BaseLockable, err
   return lockable, nil
 }
 
-func LoadBaseLockable(ctx * GraphContext, id NodeID) (GraphNode, error) {
-  // call LoadNodeRecurse on any connected nodes to ensure they're loaded and return the id
+func LoadBaseThread(ctx * GraphContext, id NodeID) (GraphNode, error) {
   base_node := RestoreNode(ctx, id)
-  lockable := BaseLockable{
-    BaseNode: base_node,
+  thread := BaseThread{
+    BaseLockable: BaseLockable{
+      BaseNode: base_node,
+    },
   }
 
-  return &lockable, nil
+  return &thread, nil
 }
 
-func LoadBaseLockableState(ctx * GraphContext, id NodeID, data []byte, loaded_nodes map[NodeID]GraphNode)(NodeState, error){
-  var j BaseLockableStateJSON
-  err := json.Unmarshal(data, &j)
+func RestoreBaseThreadState(ctx * GraphContext, j BaseThreadStateJSON, loaded_nodes NodeMap) (*BaseThreadState, error) {
+  lockable_state, err := RestoreBaseLockableState(ctx, j.LockableState, loaded_nodes)
   if err != nil {
     return nil, err
   }
+  lockable_state._type = "thread_state"
 
-  var owner Lockable = nil
-  if j.Owner != nil {
-    o, err := LoadNodeRecurse(ctx, *j.Owner, loaded_nodes)
+  state := BaseThreadState{
+    BaseLockableState: *lockable_state,
+    parent: nil,
+    children: make([]Thread, len(j.Children)),
+    child_info: map[NodeID]ThreadInfo{},
+    InfoType: nil,
+    running: false,
+  }
+
+  if j.Parent != nil {
+    p, err := LoadNodeRecurse(ctx, *j.Parent, loaded_nodes)
     if err != nil {
       return nil, err
     }
-    o_l, ok := o.(Lockable)
+    p_t, ok := p.(Thread)
     if ok == false {
       return nil, err
     }
-    owner = o_l
+    state.owner = p_t
   }
 
+  i := 0
+  for id, info := range(j.Children) {
+    child_node, err := LoadNodeRecurse(ctx, id, loaded_nodes)
+    if err != nil {
+      return nil, err
+    }
+    child_t, ok := child_node.(Thread)
+    if ok == false {
+      return nil, fmt.Errorf("%+v is not a Thread as expected", child_node)
+    }
+    state.children[i] = child_t
+    state.child_info[id] = info
+    i++
+  }
+
+  return &state, nil
+}
+
+func LoadBaseThreadState(ctx * GraphContext, data []byte, loaded_nodes NodeMap)(NodeState, error){
+  var j BaseThreadStateJSON
+  err := json.Unmarshal(data, &j)
+  if err != nil {
+    return nil, err
+  }
+
+  state, err := RestoreBaseThreadState(ctx, j, loaded_nodes)
+  if err != nil {
+    return nil, err
+  }
+
+  return state, nil
+}
+
+func LoadBaseLockable(ctx * GraphContext, id NodeID) (GraphNode, error) {
+  // call LoadNodeRecurse on any connected nodes to ensure they're loaded and return the id
+  base_node := RestoreNode(ctx, id)
+  lockable := BaseLockable{
+    BaseNode: base_node,
+  }
+
+  return &lockable, nil
+}
+
+func RestoreBaseLockableState(ctx * GraphContext, j BaseLockableStateJSON, loaded_nodes NodeMap) (*BaseLockableState, error) {
   state := BaseLockableState{
     _type: "base_lockable",
     name: j.Name,
-    owner: owner,
+    owner: nil,
     dependencies: make([]Lockable, len(j.Dependencies)),
     requirements: make([]Lockable, len(j.Requirements)),
     locks_held: map[NodeID]Lockable{},
   }
 
+  if j.Owner != nil {
+    o, err := LoadNodeRecurse(ctx, *j.Owner, loaded_nodes)
+    if err != nil {
+      return nil, err
+    }
+    o_l, ok := o.(Lockable)
+    if ok == false {
+      return nil, err
+    }
+    state.owner = o_l
+  }
+
   for i, dep := range(j.Dependencies) {
     dep_node, err := LoadNodeRecurse(ctx, dep, loaded_nodes)
     if err != nil {
@@ -616,62 +685,23 @@ func LoadBaseLockableState(ctx * GraphContext, id NodeID, data []byte, loaded_no
     }
     state.locks_held[l_id] = h_l
   }
-  return &state, nil
-}
-
-func LoadNode(ctx * GraphContext, id NodeID) (GraphNode, error) {
-  // Initialize an empty list of loaded nodes, then start loading them from id
-  loaded_nodes := map[NodeID]GraphNode{}
-  return LoadNodeRecurse(ctx, id, loaded_nodes)
-}
 
-type DBJSONBase struct {
-  Type string `json:"type"`
+  return &state, nil
 }
 
-// Check if a node is already loaded, load it's state bytes from the DB and parse the type if it's not already loaded
-// Call the node load function related to the type, which will call this parse function recusively as needed
-func LoadNodeRecurse(ctx * GraphContext, id NodeID, loaded_nodes map[NodeID]GraphNode) (GraphNode, error) {
-  node, exists := loaded_nodes[id]
-  if exists == false {
-    state_bytes, err := ReadDBState(ctx, id)
-    if err != nil {
-      return nil, err
-    }
-
-    var base DBJSONBase
-    err = json.Unmarshal(state_bytes, &base)
-    if err != nil {
-      return nil, err
-    }
-
-    ctx.Log.Logf("graph", "GRAPH_DB_LOAD: %s(%s)", base.Type, id)
-
-    node_fn, exists := ctx.NodeLoadFuncs[base.Type]
-    if exists == false {
-      return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s is not a known node type", base.Type)
-    }
-
-    node, err = node_fn(ctx, id)
-    if err != nil {
-      return nil, err
-    }
-
-    loaded_nodes[id] = node
-
-    state_fn, exists := ctx.StateLoadFuncs[base.Type]
-    if exists == false {
-      return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s is not a known node state type", base.Type)
-    }
-
-    state, err := state_fn(ctx, id, state_bytes, loaded_nodes)
-    if err != nil {
-      return nil, err
-    }
+func LoadBaseLockableState(ctx * GraphContext, data []byte, loaded_nodes NodeMap)(NodeState, error){
+  var j BaseLockableStateJSON
+  err := json.Unmarshal(data, &j)
+  if err != nil {
+    return nil, err
+  }
 
-    node.SetState(state)
+  state, err := RestoreBaseLockableState(ctx, j, loaded_nodes)
+  if err != nil {
+    return nil, err
   }
-  return node, nil
+
+  return state, nil
 }
 
 func NewSimpleBaseLockable(ctx * GraphContext, name string, requirements []Lockable) (*BaseLockable, error) {
diff --git a/lockable_test.go b/lockable_test.go
index 14b1a8d..00d2768 100644
--- a/lockable_test.go
+++ b/lockable_test.go
@@ -4,15 +4,43 @@ import (
   "testing"
   "fmt"
   "time"
+  "encoding/json"
 )
 
 func TestNewSimpleBaseLockable(t * testing.T) {
   ctx := testContext(t)
 
-  r1, err := NewSimpleBaseLockable(ctx, "Test lockable 1", []Lockable{})
+  l1, err := NewSimpleBaseLockable(ctx, "Test lockable 1", []Lockable{})
+  fatalErr(t, err)
+
+  l2, err := NewSimpleBaseLockable(ctx, "Test lockable 2", []Lockable{l1})
   fatalErr(t, err)
 
-  _, err = NewSimpleBaseLockable(ctx, "Test lockable 2", []Lockable{r1})
+  err = UseStates(ctx, []GraphNode{l1, l2}, func(states NodeStateMap) error {
+    l1_state := states[l1.ID()].(LockableState)
+    l2_state := states[l2.ID()].(LockableState)
+
+    l1_deps := len(l1_state.Dependencies())
+    if l1_deps != 1 {
+      return fmt.Errorf("l1 has wront amount of dependencies %d/1", l1_deps)
+    }
+
+    l1_dep1 := l1_state.Dependencies()[0]
+    if l1_dep1.ID() != l2.ID() {
+      return fmt.Errorf("Wrong dependency for l1, %s instead of %s", l1_dep1.ID(), l2.ID())
+    }
+
+    l2_reqs := len(l2_state.Requirements())
+    if l2_reqs != 1 {
+      return fmt.Errorf("l2 has wrong amount of requirements %d/1", l2_reqs)
+    }
+
+    l2_req1 := l2_state.Requirements()[0]
+    if l2_req1.ID() != l1.ID() {
+      return fmt.Errorf("Wrong requirement for l2, %s instead of %s", l2_req1.ID(), l1.ID())
+    }
+    return nil
+  })
   fatalErr(t, err)
 }
 
@@ -334,13 +362,18 @@ func TestLockableDependencyOverlap(t * testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestLockableDBLoad(t * testing.T){
-  ctx := testContext(t)
+  ctx := logTestContext(t, []string{"db"})
   l1, err := NewSimpleBaseLockable(ctx, "Test Lockable 1", []Lockable{})
   fatalErr(t, err)
   l2, err := NewSimpleBaseLockable(ctx, "Test Lockable 2", []Lockable{})
   fatalErr(t, err)
   l3, err := NewSimpleBaseLockable(ctx, "Test Lockable 3", []Lockable{l1, l2})
   fatalErr(t, err)
+  err = UseStates(ctx, []GraphNode{l3}, func(states NodeStateMap) error {
+    ser, err := json.MarshalIndent(states[l3.ID()], "", "  ")
+    fmt.Printf("\n%s\n\n", ser)
+    return err
+  })
   l4, err := NewSimpleBaseLockable(ctx, "Test Lockable 4", []Lockable{l3})
   fatalErr(t, err)
   _, err = NewSimpleBaseLockable(ctx, "Test Lockable 5", []Lockable{l4})
@@ -352,6 +385,11 @@ func TestLockableDBLoad(t * testing.T){
     return err
   })
   fatalErr(t, err)
+  err = UseStates(ctx, []GraphNode{l3}, func(states NodeStateMap) error {
+    ser, err := json.MarshalIndent(states[l3.ID()], "", "  ")
+    fmt.Printf("\n%s\n\n", ser)
+    return err
+  })
 
   _, err = LoadNode(ctx, l3.ID())
   fatalErr(t, err)
diff --git a/thread.go b/thread.go
index 36d25e9..06181ff 100644
--- a/thread.go
+++ b/thread.go
@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ type BaseThreadState struct {
 type BaseThreadStateJSON struct {
   Parent *NodeID `json:"parent"`
   Children map[NodeID]interface{} `json:"children"`
-  LockableState *BaseLockableState `json:"lockable"`
+  LockableState BaseLockableStateJSON `json:"lockable"`
 }
 
-func (state * BaseThreadState) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+func SaveBaseThreadState(state * BaseThreadState) BaseThreadStateJSON {
   children := map[NodeID]interface{}{}
   for _, child := range(state.children) {
     children[child.ID()] = state.child_info[child.ID()]
@@ -87,11 +87,18 @@ func (state * BaseThreadState) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
     parent_id = &new_str
   }
 
-  return json.Marshal(&BaseThreadStateJSON{
+  lockable_state := SaveBaseLockableState(&state.BaseLockableState)
+
+  return BaseThreadStateJSON{
     Parent: parent_id,
     Children: children,
-    LockableState: &state.BaseLockableState,
-  })
+    LockableState: lockable_state,
+  }
+}
+
+func (state * BaseThreadState) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+  thread_state := SaveBaseThreadState(state)
+  return json.Marshal(&thread_state)
 }
 
 func (state * BaseThreadState) Start() error {
diff --git a/thread_test.go b/thread_test.go
index 401363b..5b101e3 100644
--- a/thread_test.go
+++ b/thread_test.go
@@ -56,10 +56,3 @@ func TestThreadWithRequirement(t * testing.T) {
   })
   fatalErr(t, err)
 }
-
-func TestCustomThreadState(t * testing.T ) {
-  ctx := testContext(t)
-
-  _, err := NewSimpleBaseThread(ctx, "Test Thread 1", []Lockable{}, ThreadActions{}, ThreadHandlers{})
-  fatalErr(t, err)
-}