diff --git a/database/DashboardSchema.js b/database/DashboardSchema.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9279d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/DashboardSchema.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+const schemas = require('mongoose')
+const WidgetSchema = require('./WidgetSchema')
+
+const DashboardSchema = schemas.Schema ({
+  _user: {type: Number, ref: 'User'},
+  widgets: [{type:schemas.Schema.Types.ObjectId, ref:'Widget'}]
+})
+
+const Dashboard = schemas.model('Dashboard', DashboardSchema)
+
+module.exports = { DashboardSchema }
diff --git a/database/User.js b/database/User.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35d8bc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/User.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+const schemas = require('mongoose')
+schemas.connect('mongodb://localhost/lizardboard')
+const db= schemas.connection
+const UserSchema = require('./UserSchema')
+db.on('error', console.error.bind(console,'connection error:'))
+db.once('open', function() {
+  console.log('connected')
+})
+
+const User = schemas.model('User', UserSchema)
+
+module.exports = {
+  db,
+  User
+}
diff --git a/database/UserSchema.js b/database/UserSchema.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c9248c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/UserSchema.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+const schemas = require('mongoose')
+const DashboardSchema = require('./DashboardSchema')
+
+const UserSchema = schemas.Schema ({
+  username: String,
+  dashboards: [{type: schemas.Schema.Types.ObjectId, ref:'Dashboard'}]
+})
+
+module.exports = { UserSchema }
diff --git a/database/WidgetSchema.js b/database/WidgetSchema.js
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index 0000000..2666d85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/WidgetSchema.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+const schemas = require('mongoose')
+
+const WidgetSchema = schemas.Schema ({
+  _dashboard:{ type:Number, ref:'Dashboard' },
+  type: String,
+  title: String,
+  size: String,
+  contents: String
+})
+
+const Widget = schemas.model( 'Widget', WidgetSchema )
+
+module.exports = { WidgetSchema }
diff --git a/routes/users.js b/routes/users.js
index 4baa47e..9e4abff 100644
--- a/routes/users.js
+++ b/routes/users.js
@@ -1,9 +1,109 @@
 const express = require('express');
+const { User, db } = require('../database/User.js')
 const router = express.Router();
+const mongoose = require('mongoose')
+
 
 /* GET users listing. */
-router.get('/', (request, response, next) => {
-  response.send('respond with a resource');
+router.get('/', ( request, response, next ) => {
+  response.send( 'respond with a resource' );
+});
+
+router.post('/', ( request, response, next ) => {
+  const { username } = request.body
+  const newUser = new User({
+    username: username,
+    dashboards: {
+       widgets: {}
+    }
+  })
+
+  newUser.save( (error) => {
+    if(error) return handleError(err)
+  })
+
+})
+
+/* GET widget */
+router.get('/widgets/:widgetId', ( request, response, next ) => {
+  const { widgetId } = request.params
+
+  User.find( {'widgets._id': widgetId},function(error, widgets){
+      return widgets
+  })
+  .then( data => console.log('finished') )
 });
 
+/* CREATE widgets */
+router.post('/:userId/widgets/create', (request, response, next ) => {
+  const { userId } = request.params
+  const { type, title, size, contents } = request.body
+
+  const newWidget = {
+    type: type,
+    title: title,
+    size: size,
+    contents: contents
+  }
+
+  User.findOneAndUpdate(
+    { _id: userId },
+    {
+      $push: {
+        widgets: newWidget
+      }
+    },
+    { upsert: true },
+    function( error ) {
+      if( error ) console.log( error )
+    }
+  )
+})
+
+/* UPDATE widgets */
+router.post('/:userId/widgets/:widgetId/update', ( request, response, next ) => {
+  const { userId, widgetId } = request.params
+  const { type, title, size, contents } = request.body
+
+  const updatedWidget = {
+    _id: widgetId,
+    type: type,
+    title: title,
+    size: size,
+    contents: contents
+  }
+
+  User.findOneAndUpdate(
+    { _id: userId, widgets: { $elemMatch:{ _id: widgetId }}},
+    {
+      $set: {
+        'widgets.$': updatedWidget
+      }
+     },
+    { upsert: true },
+    function( error ) {
+      if( error ) console.log( error )
+    }
+  )
+})
+
+
+/* DELETE widgets */
+router.post( '/:userId/widgets/:widgetId/delete', ( request, response, next ) => {
+  const { userId, widgetId } = request.params
+
+  User.findOneAndUpdate(
+    { _id: userId },
+    {
+      $pull: {
+        widgets: { _id:  widgetId }
+      }
+    },
+    {'new': true},
+    function( error, data ){
+      if( error ) console.log( error )
+    }
+  )
+})
+
 module.exports = router;