diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1dcef2d..d2abad2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 node_modules
-.env
\ No newline at end of file
+.env
+db.sqlite
diff --git a/database/db.js b/database/db.js
index 12bd836..8d07d51 100644
--- a/database/db.js
+++ b/database/db.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const { readFileSync } = require("node:fs");
-const { join } = requite("node:path");
+const { join } = require("node:path");
 
 const Database = require("better-sqlite3");
 const db = new Database(process.env.DB_FILE);
@@ -9,6 +9,4 @@ const schema = readFileSync(schemaPath, "utf-8");
 db.exec(schema);
 
 
-//hello!!
-
 module.exports = db;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/database/schema.sql b/database/schema.sql
index 1909b50..04a0ea0 100644
--- a/database/schema.sql
+++ b/database/schema.sql
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ BEGIN;
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS blog_posts (
     id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
     name TEXT,
-    blog_post TEXT,
-    created_at DATETIME
+    blogpost TEXT,
+    created_at DATETIME,
     likes INTEGER DEFAULT 0
-)
+);
 
 COMMIT;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/database/seed.sql b/database/seed.sql
index 610268a..df3a878 100644
--- a/database/seed.sql
+++ b/database/seed.sql
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 BEGIN;
 
-INSERT INTO tasks VALUES
-  (1, 'Create my first post', '2022-09-16 01:01:01', 1),
-  (2, 'Life is good', '2022-09-16 11:10:07', 0),
-  (3, 'Today is a sunny day', '2022-09-16 23:59:59', 1)
+INSERT INTO blog_posts VALUES
+  (1, 'Fran', 'Create my first post', '2022-09-16 01:01:01', 1),
+  (2, 'Lucy', 'Life is good', '2022-09-16 11:10:07', 0),
+  (3, 'Lucien', 'Today is a sunny day', '2022-09-16 23:59:59', 1),
+  (4, 'Phoebe', 'Happy coding guys', '2022-09-26 23:59:59', 1)
 ON CONFLICT(id) DO NOTHING;
 
 COMMIT;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/model/blogs.js b/model/blogs.js
index 77e9d2c..d9a29e9 100644
--- a/model/blogs.js
+++ b/model/blogs.js
@@ -3,18 +3,18 @@ const db = require("../database/db")
 //create functions here:
   
 const create_blog = db.prepare(/*sql*/ `
-    INSERT into blog_posts (name, blog_post)
-    VALUES($name, $blogPost)
-    RETURNING name, blog_post, created_at, likes
+    INSERT into blog_posts (name, blogpost)
+    VALUES($name, $blogpost)
+    RETURNING name, blogpost, created_at, likes
 `)
 
 function createBlog (blog) {
-    return createBlog.get(blog)
+    return create_blog.get(blog)
 }
 
 //read functions here:
 const read_blogs = db.prepare(/*sql*/ `
-    SELECT name, blog_post, created_at, likes
+    SELECT name, blogpost, created_at, likes
     FROM blog_posts
 `)
 
diff --git a/src/Routes/posts.js b/src/Routes/posts.js
index d94ea86..a9b4225 100644
--- a/src/Routes/posts.js
+++ b/src/Routes/posts.js
@@ -1,11 +1,26 @@
 const express = require("express");
 const router = express.Router();
 const helper = require("../helper");
+const model = require("../../model/blogs")
 const blogPosts = [];
 const errorsObject = {};
 
+//old server route
+// router.get("/", (request, response) => {
+//   const requestBody = {};
+//   response.render("posts", {
+//     title: "posts",
+//     blogPosts,
+//     errorsObject,
+//     requestBody,
+//     helper,
+//   });
+// });
+
+//new server route- need to finish working this out!!
 router.get("/", (request, response) => {
-  const requestBody = {};
+  const blogs = model.displayBlogs();
+  // const requestBody = {};
   response.render("posts", {
     title: "posts",
     blogPosts,
@@ -15,37 +30,50 @@ router.get("/", (request, response) => {
   });
 });
 
-router.post("/", (request, response) => {
-  const requestBody = request.body;
-  const name = request.body.name;
-  const blogpost = request.body.blogpost;
+//old server route
+// router.post("/", (request, response) => {
+//   const requestBody = request.body;
+  // const name = request.body.name;
+  // const blogpost = request.body.blogpost;
 
   //validation and error handling
-  const errorsObject = {};
-  if (!name) {
-    errorsObject.nameError = "please enter your name";
-  }
-  if (!blogpost) {
-    errorsObject.postError = "please enter a message";
-  }
+  // const errorsObject = {};
+  // if (!name) {
+  //   errorsObject.nameError = "please enter your name";
+  // }
+  // if (!blogpost) {
+  //   errorsObject.postError = "please enter a message";
+  // }
 
-  if (Object.keys(errorsObject).length > 0) {
-    response.render("posts", {
-      title: "posts",
-      blogPosts,
-      errorsObject,
-      requestBody,
-      helper,
-    });
-  } else {
-    const date = new Date();
-    let displayDate = date.toDateString();
-    const postId = date.getTime();
-    blogPosts.push({ name, blogpost, postId, displayDate });
-    response.redirect("/posts");
+  // if (Object.keys(errorsObject).length > 0) {
+  //   response.render("posts", {
+  //     title: "posts",
+  //     blogPosts,
+  //     errorsObject,
+  //     requestBody,
+  //     helper,
+  //   });
+  // } else {
+  //   const date = new Date();
+  //   let displayDate = date.toDateString();
+  //   const postId = date.getTime();
+  //   blogPosts.push({ name, blogpost, postId, displayDate });
+  //response.redirect("/posts");
+  // }
+// });
+
+//new server route
+router.post("/", (request, response) => {
+  const requestBody = request.body;
+  const blogEntry = {
+    name: requestBody.name,
+    blogpost: requestBody.blogpost
   }
+  model.createBlog(blogEntry);
+  response.redirect("/posts");
 });
 
+
 router.post("/delete/:id", (req, res) => {
   const postId = Number(req.params.id);
   const index = blogPosts.findIndex((post) => post.postId === postId);