diff --git a/todo/forms.py b/todo/forms.py
index 78589b6..9ea1349 100644
--- a/todo/forms.py
+++ b/todo/forms.py
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ class AddItemForm(ModelForm):
         widget=forms.widgets.TextInput(attrs={'size': 35})
     )
 
+    # note = forms.CharField(
+    #     widget=forms.TextArea(attrs={'size': 35})
+    # )
+    note = forms.CharField(widget=forms.Textarea())
+
     class Meta:
         model = Item
 
diff --git a/todo/models.py b/todo/models.py
index f853892..571d8e1 100644
--- a/todo/models.py
+++ b/todo/models.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import datetime
 class List(models.Model):
     name = models.CharField(max_length=60)
     slug = models.SlugField(max_length=60, editable=False)
-    # slug = models.SlugField(max_length=60)    
+    # slug = models.SlugField(max_length=60)
     group = models.ForeignKey(Group)
 
     def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
diff --git a/todo/templates/todo/add_list.html b/todo/templates/todo/add_list.html
index 3eb1412..ab423b5 100644
--- a/todo/templates/todo/add_list.html
+++ b/todo/templates/todo/add_list.html
@@ -4,15 +4,6 @@
 
 {% block content %}
 
-{% if messages %}
-<ul class="messages">
-    {% for message in messages %}
-    <li>{{ message }}</li>
-    {% endfor %}
-</ul>
-{% endif %}
-
-
 <h2>Add a list:</h2>
 
 <form action="" method="post">
diff --git a/todo/templates/todo/base.html b/todo/templates/todo/base.html
index 71e2c63..58e07fc 100644
--- a/todo/templates/todo/base.html
+++ b/todo/templates/todo/base.html
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 {% extends "base.html" %}
-{% block page_heading %}GTD (Getting Things Done){% endblock %}
+
 {% block extrahead %}
 	<!-- CSS and JavaScript for django-todo -->
 	<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{{STATIC_URL}}todo/css/styles.css" />
 
-	<script src="{{STATIC_URL}}js/ui.datepicker.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
 	<script src="{{STATIC_URL}}todo/js/jquery.tablednd_0_5.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
 
 	<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
diff --git a/todo/templates/todo/list_lists.html b/todo/templates/todo/list_lists.html
index e05e8dc..7667d48 100644
--- a/todo/templates/todo/list_lists.html
+++ b/todo/templates/todo/list_lists.html
@@ -5,16 +5,7 @@
 
 {% block content %}
 
-
-    {% if messages %}
-    <ul class="messages">
-        {% for message in messages %}
-        <li>{{ message }}</li>
-        {% endfor %}
-    </ul>
-    {% endif %}
-
-   <h1>To-do Lists</h1>
+   <h1>Todo Lists</h1>
 
    <p>{{ item_count }} items in {{ list_count }} lists</p>
 
@@ -27,15 +18,8 @@
    	            <li><a class="todo" href="{% url 'todo-incomplete_tasks' item.id item.slug %}">{{ item.name }} </a> ({{ item.incomplete_tasks.count }}/{{ item.item_set.count }})</li>
             {% endfor %}
         </ul>
-
     {% endfor %}
 
-
-
-    <div class="todo-break">
-    &nbsp;
-    </div>
-
     <p><a href="{% url 'todo-add_list' %}">Create new todo list</a></p>
 
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/todo/templates/todo/view_list.html b/todo/templates/todo/view_list.html
index 63cba1b..2409a35 100644
--- a/todo/templates/todo/view_list.html
+++ b/todo/templates/todo/view_list.html
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
 	           <td><label for="id_notify">Notify*:</label> <input type="checkbox" checked="checked" name="notify" value="1" id="notify"></td>
  	       </tr>
 	       <tr>
-	           <td colspan="5"><label for="id_note">Note:</label> {{ form.note }}
+	           <td><label for="id_note">Note:</label>
+                    {{ form.note }}
 	               <p class="minor">*Email notifications will only be sent if task is assigned to someone besides yourself.</p>
 	           </td>
  	       </tr>
diff --git a/todo/templates/todo/view_task.html b/todo/templates/todo/view_task.html
index d2b8a6c..cd93137 100644
--- a/todo/templates/todo/view_task.html
+++ b/todo/templates/todo/view_task.html
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
 
 <h3>Add comment</h3>
 
-    <textarea name="comment-body" rows="8" cols="40"></textarea>
+    <textarea name="comment-body"></textarea>
     <p><input class="todo-button"type="submit" value="Submit"></p>
 
 </form>