diff --git a/gdn-app/src/components/CNavbar.vue b/gdn-app/src/components/CNavbar.vue
index 9d0b0f8..ca2a528 100644
--- a/gdn-app/src/components/CNavbar.vue
+++ b/gdn-app/src/components/CNavbar.vue
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@ const repos = useReposStore();
 const notes = useNotesStore();
 const ui = useUiStore();
 
-function mkNote(id: string, ...children: string[]): Note {
-  return notes.addNote({ id, text: id, children });
+function mkNote(text: string, ...children: string[]): Note {
+  const note = notes.createNote(text);
+  children.forEach((it) => note.children.push(it));
+  return note;
 }
 
 function createSomeNotes() {
diff --git a/gdn-app/src/components/CNote.vue b/gdn-app/src/components/CNote.vue
index 6a12f96..0e0b582 100644
--- a/gdn-app/src/components/CNote.vue
+++ b/gdn-app/src/components/CNote.vue
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ const props = defineProps<{
   forceOpen?: boolean;
 }>();
 
-const note = computed(() => notes.notes.get(props.noteId));
+const note = computed(() => notes.getNote(props.noteId));
 
 // Our children and their locally unique keys.
 const children = computed(() => {
-  if (note.value === undefined) return [];
+  if (!note.value) return [];
   const seen = new Map<string, number>();
   const children: { id: string; key: string }[] = [];
   for (const id of note.value.children) {
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ function onClick() {
 }
 
 function onEditButtonClick() {
+  if (!note.value) return;
   mode.value = "editing";
 }
 
@@ -87,11 +88,13 @@ function onEditEditorClose() {
 }
 
 function onEditEditorFinish(text: string) {
-  if (note.value) note.value.text = text;
+  if (!note.value) return;
+  note.value.text = text;
   onEditEditorClose();
 }
 
 function onCreateButtonClick() {
+  if (!note.value) return;
   mode.value = "creating";
 }
 
@@ -100,7 +103,10 @@ function onCreateEditorClose() {
 }
 
 function onCreateEditorFinish(text: string) {
-  notes.appendNewChildNote(props.noteId, text);
+  if (!note.value) return;
+
+  const newNote = notes.createNote(text);
+  note.value.children.push(newNote.id);
 
   const lastChild = children.value.at(-1);
   if (lastChild) ui.focusPath = pathAppend(props.path, lastChild.key);
diff --git a/gdn-app/src/stores/notes.ts b/gdn-app/src/stores/notes.ts
index 4226d11..65fcc74 100644
--- a/gdn-app/src/stores/notes.ts
+++ b/gdn-app/src/stores/notes.ts
@@ -10,25 +10,14 @@ export type Note = {
 export const useNotesStore = defineStore("notes", () => {
   const notes = ref<Map<string, Note>>(new Map());
 
-  function addNote(note: Note): Note {
-    notes.value.set(note.id, note);
-    return notes.value.get(note.id)!; // Re-getting so returned Note is reactive
+  function getNote(id: string): Note | undefined {
+    return notes.value.get(id);
   }
 
-  function addNewNote(text: string): Note {
-    return addNote({
-      id: crypto.randomUUID(),
-      text,
-      children: [],
-    });
-  }
-
-  function appendNewChildNote(parentId: string, text: string): Note | undefined {
-    const parent = notes.value.get(parentId);
-    if (parent === undefined) return undefined;
-    const note = addNewNote(text);
-    parent.children.push(note.id);
-    return note;
+  function createNote(text: string): Note {
+    const id = crypto.randomUUID();
+    notes.value.set(id, { id, text, children: [] });
+    return notes.value.get(id)!; // Re-getting so returned Note is reactive
   }
 
   function clearNotes() {
@@ -36,10 +25,8 @@ export const useNotesStore = defineStore("notes", () => {
   }
 
   return {
-    notes,
-    addNote,
-    addNewNote,
-    appendNewChildNote,
+    getNote,
+    createNote,
     clearNotes,
   };
 });