diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1dcef2d9..995d0606 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
+# ensure node_modules is not sent to github (a lot of data and it already exists in browsers environment)
 node_modules
+# ensure any of your environment variables are excluded from being pushed to github (could contain private info)
 .env
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diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index c3c81b8b..f8d13956 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+// tryna mess with us
+
 {
-    "editor.fontSize": 42,
-    "terminal.integrated.fontSize": 62
+    "editor.fontSize": 14,
+    "terminal.integrated.fontSize": 14
 }
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diff --git a/public/css/style.css b/public/css/style.css
index 0475253a..c9fa4fc1 100644
--- a/public/css/style.css
+++ b/public/css/style.css
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
+/* make the heading red */
 h1{
     color: red;
 }
+
+/* text with a completed task will be colored gray and have a line thru it */
 .completed{
     color: gray;
     text-decoration: line-through;
diff --git a/public/js/main.js b/public/js/main.js
index ff0eac39..705be056 100644
--- a/public/js/main.js
+++ b/public/js/main.js
@@ -1,71 +1,109 @@
+// find all delete icons
 const deleteBtn = document.querySelectorAll('.fa-trash')
+// find all instances of a span within any class="item" element
 const item = document.querySelectorAll('.item span')
+// find all instances of a completed span within any class="item" element
 const itemCompleted = document.querySelectorAll('.item span.completed')
 
+// for all instances of the delete icon, give it a click listener to call deleteItem
 Array.from(deleteBtn).forEach((element)=>{
     element.addEventListener('click', deleteItem)
 })
 
+// for all instances of spans within class="item" elements, give it a click listener to call markComplete
 Array.from(item).forEach((element)=>{
     element.addEventListener('click', markComplete)
 })
 
+// for all instances of completed items within class="item" elements, give it a click listener to markUnComplete
 Array.from(itemCompleted).forEach((element)=>{
     element.addEventListener('click', markUnComplete)
 })
 
+// create an async function to delete items
 async function deleteItem(){
+    // access the parent node of a clicked icon, find its second child's inner text
     const itemText = this.parentNode.childNodes[1].innerText
     try{
+        // attempt to send request to server to delete the item, 'deleteItem' is the endpoint used in this case
         const response = await fetch('deleteItem', {
+            // notify server which method is supposed to be used
             method: 'delete',
+            // tell the server to type of content to expect
             headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
+            // create an object whose property and value can be accessed by the server, and format it into json
             body: JSON.stringify({
               'itemFromJS': itemText
             })
           })
+        // take the data the server responded with and format is as an object
         const data = await response.json()
+        // log the data so we can see what exactly is sent back in the console
         console.log(data)
+        // reload the current location so the most up to date content is shown
         location.reload()
 
+    // if the server is not accepting or properly returning the requested info, tell us why
     }catch(err){
         console.log(err)
     }
 }
 
+// create an async function to mark tasks as completed
 async function markComplete(){
+    // find the parent node of the content that was clicked, get the text content of its second child
     const itemText = this.parentNode.childNodes[1].innerText
+    // attempt to send request to server to update the data
     try{
+        // create a variable to ensure the request is properly received, 'markComplete' tells the server which endpoint to use
         const response = await fetch('markComplete', {
+            // notify the server which method is supposed to be used
             method: 'put',
+            // let the server know what type of content to expect
             headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
+            // create an object and format as json it so the server can use it
             body: JSON.stringify({
                 'itemFromJS': itemText
             })
           })
+        // convert the server's response into json format
         const data = await response.json()
+        // log the data received
         console.log(data)
+        // reload the location with the most up to date data
         location.reload()
 
+    // if there was any error during this process, log the error
     }catch(err){
         console.log(err)
     }
 }
 
+// make an async function to mark completed tasks as incomplete
 async function markUnComplete(){
+    // find the parent node of the clicked content, get the inner text of its second child
     const itemText = this.parentNode.childNodes[1].innerText
+    // attempt to send request to server to update data
     try{
+        // set variable to make request, 'markUnComplete' tells the server which endpoint to use
         const response = await fetch('markUnComplete', {
+            // tell the server which method to use
             method: 'put',
+            // tell the server which type of content to expect
             headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
+            // create an object with the text and format it with json so the server can use it
             body: JSON.stringify({
                 'itemFromJS': itemText
             })
           })
+        // convert the server's response into json format
         const data = await response.json()
+        // log the data received from the server
         console.log(data)
+        // reload the location
         location.reload()
 
+    // if there were any issues during the update process, log the issue
     }catch(err){
         console.log(err)
     }
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 58b53e2f..269122e2 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -1,30 +1,51 @@
+// import express and mongo (after npm install express, mongodb) and create an instance of MongoClient
 const express = require('express')
 const app = express()
 const MongoClient = require('mongodb').MongoClient
+// set up port
 const PORT = 2121
+// install dotenv to secure information (place in gitignore)
 require('dotenv').config()
 
-
+// declare the db
 let db,
+    // receive the connection string (obtained from mongo db) that is stored in the (gitignored) env
     dbConnectionStr = process.env.DB_STRING,
+    // name your app after the app name in Mongo Atlas
     dbName = 'todo'
 
+// connect using the connection string and an object and add Unified Topology for UX (tho now standard)
 MongoClient.connect(dbConnectionStr, { useUnifiedTopology: true })
+    // take the return from the connect method's Promise
     .then(client => {
+        // let us know we're connected to the database
         console.log(`Connected to ${dbName} Database`)
+        // set the pre-declared, global db to the clients proper database
         db = client.db(dbName)
     })
-    
+
+// enable use of ejs templating language (npm install ejs --save)
 app.set('view engine', 'ejs')
+// tell our instance of express to be consistently viewing the public folder
 app.use(express.static('public'))
+// make sure the instance of express can handle html form submissions
 app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: true }))
+// make sure our instance of express can handle the json format
 app.use(express.json())
 
-
+// upon loading the main page '/', call an async function to retrieve information
 app.get('/',async (request, response)=>{
+    // go into our database's collection thats named 'todos', everything within it, and put it in an array
     const todoItems = await db.collection('todos').find().toArray()
+    // access the same collection, get a total number of documents that have a property of completed that = false
     const itemsLeft = await db.collection('todos').countDocuments({completed: false})
+    // send the response to the browser as an object - with properties item = the array from above, and left = number of incomplete
     response.render('index.ejs', { items: todoItems, left: itemsLeft })
+    
+
+
+    // this performs the same as above for the itemsLeft, but does it in the form of Promise chaining. items: data -> items: todoItems
+    
     // db.collection('todos').find().toArray()
     // .then(data => {
     //     db.collection('todos').countDocuments({completed: false})
@@ -35,59 +56,95 @@ app.get('/',async (request, response)=>{
     // .catch(error => console.error(error))
 })
 
+// when our instance of express hears a POST request thats made with the /addTodo action property
 app.post('/addTodo', (request, response) => {
+    // find our collection called todos and insert an object with properties thing = the request body's todoItem and completed = false
     db.collection('todos').insertOne({thing: request.body.todoItem, completed: false})
+    // if a message is sent from the database after the insertion, obtain the 'result' of that message
     .then(result => {
+        // ignore the resulting message and log in real language what occurred
         console.log('Todo Added')
+        // redirect to the main page
         response.redirect('/')
     })
+    // if an error occurred at any point, log it
     .catch(error => console.error(error))
 })
 
+// set up our instance of express to receive a PUT request thats made with the /markComplete action
 app.put('/markComplete', (request, response) => {
+    // go to our db's todo collection and update one object that has the thing property that matches the request body's itemFromJS
     db.collection('todos').updateOne({thing: request.body.itemFromJS},{
+        // let mongo db know were planning to set (change) something on that object
         $set: {
+            // change its completed property to true
             completed: true
           }
     },{
+        // sort the objects in descending order (newest to oldest)
         sort: {_id: -1},
+        // don't add another task if the one searched for isnt found
         upsert: false
     })
+    // if mongo sends a response to that process, get it
     .then(result => {
+        // ignore result
+        // log real language completion of task
         console.log('Marked Complete')
+        // send the plain english response as a json
         response.json('Marked Complete')
     })
+    // if theres an error, tell us whats happening
     .catch(error => console.error(error))
 
 })
 
+// set up the instance of express to receive a PUT requests made to the /markUnComplete endpoint
 app.put('/markUnComplete', (request, response) => {
+    // see above, access collection and update and object with same prop values
     db.collection('todos').updateOne({thing: request.body.itemFromJS},{
+        // were setting / changing something
         $set: {
+            // its fake news now
             completed: false
           }
     },{
+        // sort newest to oldest
         sort: {_id: -1},
+        // dont repeat
         upsert: false
     })
+    // get return from mongo
     .then(result => {
+        // ignore that return
+        // log to server
         console.log('Marked Complete')
+        // send to browser
         response.json('Marked Complete')
     })
+    // what went wrong?
     .catch(error => console.error(error))
 
 })
 
+// set up the server to handle DELETE requests made with the /deleteItem endpoint
 app.delete('/deleteItem', (request, response) => {
+    // access the db collection named todo and delete an item in it that has the thing property equal to the request body's itemFromJS
     db.collection('todos').deleteOne({thing: request.body.itemFromJS})
+    // get mongos return as a result
     .then(result => {
+        // ignore it
+        // log to the server that it was deleted
         console.log('Todo Deleted')
+        // tell the browser it was deleted
         response.json('Todo Deleted')
     })
+    // tells us what went wrong if something did
     .catch(error => console.error(error))
 
 })
 
+// tell the server to listen to the environment's port, or if its unavailable (only hosted locally) to listen at our pre-established local port
 app.listen(process.env.PORT || PORT, ()=>{
     console.log(`Server running on port ${PORT}`)
 })
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diff --git a/views/index.ejs b/views/index.ejs
index a26617ae..deaf87d3 100644
--- a/views/index.ejs
+++ b/views/index.ejs
@@ -18,30 +18,46 @@
     <title>Document</title>
 </head>
 <body>
+    <!-- Create To-Do List with basic HTML in an ejs file -->
     <h1>Todo List: </h1>
     <ul class="todoItems">
+        <!-- Since we know that we will need to iterate thru a fetched array (items) embed js code into html template using <% JS %> -->
     <% for(let i=0; i < items.length; i++) {%>
         <li class="item">
+            <!-- for each item checked from prior array, see if its completed -->
             <% if(items[i].completed === true) {%>
+                <!-- if its completed, give it the completed class (for styling) and add as a list item -->
+                <!-- insertion done via use of <%= variable %> -->
                 <span class='completed'><%= items[i].thing %></span>
+            <!-- for all items that fail the completed check -->
             <% }else{ %>
+                <!-- simply put it in the list as a list item (no class), also via <%= variable %> -->
                 <span><%= items[i].thing %></span>
-            <% } %>    
+                <!-- Close the if/else check -->
+            <% } %>
+             <!--add a delete button  -->
             <span class='fa fa-trash'></span>
         </li>
+    <!-- close the for loop -->
     <% } %>
     </ul>
 
+    <!-- take rendered left variable, and insert it within the Left to do heading -->
     <h2>Left to do: <%= left %></h2>
 
     <h2>Add A Todo:</h2>
 
+    <!-- set up a form to submit new tasks -->
+     <!-- /addTodo tells it which endpoint to use, POST tells it which method to use -->
     <form action="/addTodo" method="POST">
+        <!-- input text content of task, provide 'hint', label with a name for use in backend -->
         <input type="text" placeholder="Thing To Do" name="todoItem">
+        <!-- create button to submit entirety of form's inputs -->
         <input type="submit">
     </form>
     
 
+    <!-- link to public functionality page -->
     <script src='js/main.js'></script>
 </body>
 </html>