Zack and I live such adventurous lives. One minute we’re in Minneapolis, the next we’re in Chicago, then in South Bend, Indiana. Despite the sadness of this past weekend’s events {hooray for heaven, though!}, we had a good time. It was great to see my family, especially since we weren’t able to see them over [...]
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As some of you may know, my grandma passed away Thursday evening after a 4+ year battling Alzheimer’s. This news is especially hard because now all four of my grandparents are in Heaven. Zack and I will be with family in Indiana for the next few days, celebrating her renewed life in Heaven. Thank you [...]
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Yesterday was a busy day. I went into work as usual, but left early so I could take Zack to a doctor’s appointment. A little non-routine for us, but God had His hand on this situation and everything turned out to be fine. After Zack’s appointment we chowed on some lunch together. It was a [...]
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Read my guest post, My soul was telling me to sew, by clicking here. *** Last night was such a productive evening for Gussy! Yeow :) My friend that helped me get my job here in Minneapolis, Nikki, came over after work {we work at the same company}. She sewed on my machine while I [...]
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Holy Heavens, this post is the first personalized post I’ve actually written in like 3 thousand weeks. OK, fine, 2 weeks. Every post from Christmas on {maybe a few before even?!} has been pre-published. And I know, I know, they’ve been a little impersonal. I read your emails about the lack of Gussy stories and [...]
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Has anyone noticed something new on my blog + Etsy shop? After much discussion I learned I needed to showcase more of my products in my banners. Spent an hour or so working on it yesterday and it’s officially Gussy-approved :)I am defintely going to miss my Gussies while we are away for the upcoming [...]
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GASP.My poor ironing board cover has a huge tear. And it practically covers the entire board and there is just no room to iron anymore. {Sigh…} What is a Gussy girl to do?! I asked Santa to bring me a new cover this year. That is probably #1 on my wish-list. I heart this cover [...]
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Well, it’s done. Hubbs and I have decorated our Minneapolis apartment. As opposed to our condo in Seattle or our house in…. {Just kidding. We only have one home and it’s in Minneapolis.} And it is decorated and it is sooooooo cute. We played Christmas music all day last Saturday while putting up our decor. [...]
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Guess what. It’s baby season. Baby season? Yes. And I know a lot of gals that are having a baby. I bet you do, too. Did you know that my mom knits amazing baby blankets? She does. Her name is Mama Gus around the blogosphere. Sometimes she comments on here {watch for her!} Mama Gus [...]
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I am THE WORST at making myself take a break and relax.Two days ago I said I was going to do that, and what did I do that night? I made a sausage & potato skillet {with onions, bacon, spinach and a yummy sauce!}, apple crisp, and then 4 dozen chocolate chip + butterscotch cookies [...]
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We moved into our apartment {from Detroit to Minneapolis} four weeks ago yesterday. My goodness! Some days it seems like just yesterday; other days it seems like we’ve been here for a lot longer. There are great pros to Minneapolis, just like there are cons to not living in Michigan. Today I’d like to focus [...]
Read the full article →{It’s Moooooonday!}
{update: this contest is now closed!} HAPPY MONDAY! *** Just trying to start off the week on the right foot. Isn’t that what we hope and wish for when Monday rolls around?! That things go our way, we aren’t late, we remember to bring our lunch to work, the day goes by fast, and alas, [...]
Read the full article →{26 days}
it has been over one week since we moved into our new apartment in Minneapolis.over one week. this new adventure of ours has really allowed us to cling to one another.but some times it gets lonely.being in a new city.being so far from our family.only knowing a few people. until today we didn’t have internet.until [...]
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it is no small thing when children, who are so fresh from God, love us -unknown.
Read the full article →{we had a real good time}
Oh my goodness, OH MY GOODNESS! My sweet nephew, Collin, says that phrase all the time. And I mean all the time. ************** Last week I spent a handful of days watching and playing with my nephews, Collin {4 years} and Jack {16 months}. I was their full-time go-to gal. It was so fun. And [...]
Read the full article →{my red stamp & Barbie stickers}
My two nephews play with a lot of the same toys that my brother, Matt, and I used to play with when we were kids. I have known this fun fact for about three years now, ever since Collin was about 18-months-old. Now that Jack is nearing 18-months, some of the toys that are geared [...]
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