diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index afbb159..c46106f 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -23,6 +23,34 @@ func (m *Portmaps) ConfigSave() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func ConfigLoad() *Portmaps {
+	if os.Getenv("CLOUD_HOME") == "" {
+		homeDir, _ := os.UserHomeDir()
+		fullpath := filepath.Join(homeDir, ".config/cloud")
+		os.Setenv("CLOUD_HOME", fullpath)
+	}
+
+	var data []byte
+	var err error
+	if data, err = loadFile("gus.text"); err != nil {
+		log.Warn("gus.text failed to load", err)
+		// something went wrong loading the file
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if data == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	p := new(Portmaps)
+	if err = p.UnmarshalTEXT(data); err != nil {
+		log.Warn("unmarshal failed on gus.text config file", err)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	log.Log(INFO, "gus.ConfigLoad() has", p.Len(), "port mappings")
+	return p
+}
+
 func (m *Portmaps) ConfigLoad() error {
 	if m == nil {
 		return errors.New("It's not safe to run ConfigLoad() on a nil ?")
diff --git a/doGui.go b/doGui.go
index 94245a6..9240cf6 100644
--- a/doGui.go
+++ b/doGui.go
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ func doGui() {
 
 	grid.NewButton("Events", func() {
 		log.Info("todo: start a list here!")
+		pm := me.portmaps.InsertByListen(5556)
+		pm.Connect = "haha. gotcha"
+		pm.Enabled = true
+		me.portmaps.ConfigSave()
 	})
 
 	// sit here forever refreshing the GUI
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 825301b..5b58e05 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -33,10 +33,14 @@ func main() {
 
 	me = new(gusconf)
 	me.pollDelay = 10 * time.Second
-	me.portmaps = NewPortmaps()
-	p := new(Portmap)
-	p.Connect = "testing:323"
-	me.portmaps.Append(p)
+	me.portmaps = ConfigLoad()
+
+	if me.portmaps == nil {
+		me.portmaps = NewPortmaps()
+		p := new(Portmap)
+		p.Connect = "testing:323"
+		me.portmaps.Append(p)
+	}
 
 	if argv.Daemon {
 		// turn off timestamps for STDOUT (systemd adds them)
diff --git a/portmap.proto b/portmap.proto
index a3c3964..e9e21ff 100644
--- a/portmap.proto
+++ b/portmap.proto
@@ -14,13 +14,14 @@ message Events {
 }
 
 message Portmap {
-        int64              listen       = 1;
-        string             connect      = 2;
+        int64              listen       = 1;  // `autogenpb:unique`
+        string             connect      = 2;  // `autogenpb:unique`
         bool               enabled      = 3;
 }
 
-message Portmaps {                            // `autogenpb:marshal` `autogenpb:gui`
+message Portmaps {                            // `autogenpb:marshal` `autogenpb:gui` `autogenpb:nomutex`
         string             uuid         = 1;  // `autogenpb:uuid:49a865ea-292d-48fd-8dc2-d0f82d5fd016`
         string             version      = 2;  // `autogenpb:version:v0.0.1`
         repeated Portmap   portmaps     = 3;
+        Events             events       = 4;
 }
diff --git a/windowPortmap.go b/windowPortmap.go
index 83ce7aa..3fb1ecf 100644
--- a/windowPortmap.go
+++ b/windowPortmap.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ package main
 import (
 	"go.wit.com/gui"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
-	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/zoopb"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
@@ -17,9 +16,11 @@ func makePortmapWin() {
 		log.Info("test delete window here")
 	}
 	grid := me.portwin.win.Group.RawGrid()
-	grid.NewButton("save machines.pb", func() {
+	grid.NewButton("ConfigSave() ", func() {
 		saveMachineState()
 	})
+	grid.NewButton("Add() ", func() {
+	})
 	grid.NewCheckbox("hide active")
 	grid.NewButton("update", func() {
 		doMachinesUpgradeTable()
@@ -53,63 +54,36 @@ func AddMachinesPB(tbox *gui.Node, pb *Portmaps) *PortmapsTable {
 	t.NewUuid()
 	t.SetParent(tbox)
 
-	f := func(m *Portmap) string {
+	editf := func(m *Portmap) string {
 		log.Info("machine =", m.Connect)
-		return "now"
+		return "edit"
 	}
-	t.AddButtonFunc("upgrade", f)
+	t.AddButtonFunc("edit", editf)
 
+	enablef := func(p *Portmap) string {
+		if p.Enabled {
+			p.Enabled = false
+		} else {
+			p.Enabled = true
+		}
+		return "enable"
+	}
+	t.AddButtonFunc("enable", enablef)
+
+	enabledf := func(p *Portmap) string {
+		if p.Enabled {
+			return "true"
+		}
+		return "false"
+	}
+	t.AddStringFunc("enabled", enabledf)
+
+	t.AddListen()
 	t.AddConnect()
-	// t.AddMemory()
-	// t.AddCpus()
-	/*
-		t.AddStringFunc("sMB", func(m *oopb.Machine) string {
-			return fmt.Sprintf("%d mb", m.Memory/(1024*1024))
-		})
-
-		t.AddStringFunc("portwin", func(m *zoopb.Machine) string {
-			return findVersion(m, "portwin")
-		})
-	*/
-
-	/*
-		// show if the machine needs to be upgraded
-		t.AddStringFunc("triggered?", func(m *zoopb.Machine) string {
-			if m.Upgrade {
-				return "yes"
-			}
-			return ""
-		})
-	*/
-
-	/*
-		t.AddTimeFunc("age", func(m *zoopb.Machine) time.Time {
-			return m.Laststamp.AsTime()
-		})
-	*/
-
 	t.ShowTable()
 	return t
 }
 
-func findVersion(m *zoopb.Machine, pkgname string) string {
-	portwin := m.Packages.FindByName(pkgname)
-	if portwin == nil {
-		return "n/a"
-	}
-	return portwin.Version
-}
-
 func saveMachineState() {
-	/*
-		cur := zoopb.NewMachines()
-
-		all := me.machines.SortByHostname()
-		for all.Scan() {
-			m := all.Next()
-			log.Info("have machine:", m.Hostname)
-			cur.Append(m)
-		}
-		cur.ConfigSave()
-	*/
+	me.portmaps.ConfigSave()
 }