diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index fa08eb38..48107dbc 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ <h1>Shopping List</h1>
       </li>
     </ul>
   </div>
+  
+  <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.3.1.js" integrity="sha256-2Kok7MbOyxpgUVvAk/HJ2jigOSYS2auK4Pfzbm7uH60=" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
+
+  <script src="index.js"></script>
 
 </body>
 </html>
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diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..64d35020
--- /dev/null
+++ b/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/*ADD ITEMS TO LIST
+Remember to append elements with input value */
+$('#js-shopping-list-form button').click(function(event){
+    //prevent pg from disappearing
+    event.preventDefault();
+
+    const inputItem = $('#shopping-list-entry').val();
+    //alert(inputItem);
+
+    //creating an if statement to prevent empty strings from being inserted. as they have been
+    if(inputItem ===''){
+        alert('Please add an item');
+    } else{
+    //add inputItem to list with proper div and buttons etc
+    //reminder** space between span buttons of check and delete provides a space on webpg
+    $('.shopping-list').append(`<li><span class="shopping-item">${inputItem}</span><div class="shopping-item-controls"><button class="shopping-item-toggle"><span class="button-label">check</span></button> <button class="shopping-item-delete"><span class="button-label">delete</span></button></div></li>`);
+    };
+});
+
+/* ******CODE CHECK(TOGGLE) FUNCTION****
+Keep in mind event delegation when coding the check and delete button functions. 
+-want to use .onClick vs .click because .on works well with dynamically added items(items that did not come in with the original code [what the above code does]).  .click doesn't work with newly added items unless you bind it to them(I don't know bind yet..)
+.on( events [, selector ] [, data ], handler )
+-click is the event
+-selector is what it will be working on(?) the descendants
+-data-? I am unsure for now
+-handler is the function to be carried out
+
+****
+I had issues getting the particular check button to crossout the added item. added knowledge..
+
+1.) .closest() **begins** with the current element**aka it begins with itself**- and travels up the DOM until finds match for the supplied selector
+    e.g $( "li.item-a" ).closest( "ul" ).css( "background-color", "red" ); 
+        -this starts looking at 'li.item-a' and goes up to find the 'ul' closest to it. gives it a red background
+        -if .closest('li') then it will highlight itself.
+2.) event.target vs event.currentTarget
+    a.) e.target the one that triggered(aka received) the event-the one clicked on
+    b.)e.currentTarget: the object listening for the event
+*/
+
+$('.shopping-list').on('click','.shopping-item-toggle', event=>{
+   //alert('check clicked!');//let's me know if the button has been clicked
+   /*a couple of problems. initially had code as:
+         $(event.target).closest('span').toggleClass('shopping-item__checked');
+    it didn't work. would cross out the check button's text instead. which is weird b/c .closest() should bubble up not go down to it's child. ???is span not considered a child???? any way eventually used .find() **warning: find gets all descendants that match element. be specific where you can.** so i called 'li' with .closest() and then found span by it's class .shopping-item. it worked.
+*/
+
+    $(event.target).closest('li').find('.shopping-item').toggleClass('shopping-item__checked');//Woohoo!
+});
+
+/* ******CODE CHECK(TOGGLE) AND DELETE BUTTON FUNCTIONS***** */
+
+$('.shopping-list').on('click','.shopping-item-delete', event=>{
+    //alert('delete clicked!');
+    $(event.target).closest('li').remove();
+ });
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