diff --git a/db/migrations.ts b/db/migrations.ts
index 25914e2..73dee48 100644
--- a/db/migrations.ts
+++ b/db/migrations.ts
@@ -152,12 +152,17 @@ try {
 }
 
 try {
-  await createNote({ content: "Hello, notes!" });
-  await createUser({
-    username: "lytedev",
-    passwordDigest:
-      "$2a$10$9fyDAOz6H4a393KHyjbvIe1WFxbhCJhq/CZmlXcEg4d1bE9Ey25WW",
-  });
+  console.debug(
+    await Promise.all([
+      createNote({ content: "Hello, notes!" }),
+      createUser({
+        username: "lytedev",
+        passwordDigest:
+          "$2a$10$9fyDAOz6H4a393KHyjbvIe1WFxbhCJhq/CZmlXcEg4d1bE9Ey25WW",
+        status: "superadmin",
+      }),
+    ]),
+  );
 } catch (err) {
   console.log("Failed to run seed database:", { ...err });
   throw err;
diff --git a/db/mod.ts b/db/mod.ts
index d6da14c..32d1438 100644
--- a/db/mod.ts
+++ b/db/mod.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { config } from "@/config.ts";
 import {
   type Identifiable,
   type Note,
+  type Team,
   type Timestamped,
   type User,
 } from "@/types.ts";
@@ -68,35 +69,46 @@ export async function queryArray<T extends []>(
   );
 }
 
-export async function listNotes() {
-  return await queryObject<Note>(
-    "select * from note order by created_at desc",
+export async function listNotes(): Promise<Note[] | null> {
+  return someRows(
+    await queryObject<Note>(
+      "select * from note order by created_at desc",
+    ),
   );
 }
 
-export async function getNote(id: string | { id: string }) {
+export async function getNote(
+  id: string | { id: string },
+): Promise<Note | null> {
   const idVal = typeof id == "object" ? id.id : id;
   console.debug("getNote id =", JSON.stringify(idVal));
-  return await queryObject<Note>(
-    "select * from note where id = $1",
-    [idVal],
+  return singleRow(
+    await queryObject<Note>(
+      "select * from note where id = $1",
+      [idVal],
+    ),
   );
 }
 
 type Ungenerated<T> = Omit<T, keyof Identifiable | keyof Timestamped>;
 
-export async function createNote({ content }: Ungenerated<Note>) {
-  return await queryObject<Note>(
-    "insert into note (content) values ($1) returning *",
-    [content],
+export async function createNote(
+  { content }: Ungenerated<Note>,
+): Promise<Note | null> {
+  return singleRow(
+    await queryObject<Note>(
+      "insert into note (content) values ($1) returning *",
+      [content],
+    ),
   );
 }
 
 export async function createUser(
   { username, passwordDigest }: Ungenerated<User>,
-) {
-  return await queryObject<{ user_id: string }>(
-    `
+): Promise<[User | null, Team | null] | null> {
+  const result = singleRow(
+    await queryObject<{ teamId: string; userId: string }>(
+      `
     with new_user as (
       insert into "user" (username, password_digest, status)
         values ($username, $passwordDigest, 'unverified')
@@ -111,17 +123,56 @@ export async function createUser(
         (select user_id from new_user),
         (select team_id from new_team),
         'owner'
-      ) returning user_id
+      ) returning user_id, team_id
     `,
-    { username, passwordDigest, teamName: `${username}'s First Team` },
+      { username, passwordDigest, teamName: `${username}'s First Team` },
+    ),
+  );
+  if (!result) return null;
+  const { userId, teamId } = result;
+  return await Promise.all([
+    getUser({ id: userId }),
+    getTeam({ id: teamId }),
+  ]);
+}
+
+export async function getUser(
+  { id, username }: Partial<User>,
+): Promise<User | null> {
+  if (!id && !username) throw "getUser called without id or username";
+  const column = id ? "id" : "username";
+  return singleRow(
+    await queryObject<User>(
+      `select * from "user" where "${column}" = $1`,
+      [id || username],
+    ),
   );
 }
 
-export async function getUser({ id, username }: Partial<User>) {
-  if (!id && !username) throw "getUser called without id or username";
-  const column = id ? "id" : "username";
-  return await queryObject<User>(
-    `select * from "user" where "${column}" = $1`,
-    [id || username],
+export async function getTeam(
+  { id }: Partial<Team>,
+): Promise<Team | null> {
+  return singleRow(
+    await queryObject<Team>(
+      `select * from "team" where "id" = $1`,
+      [id],
+    ),
   );
 }
+
+function someRows<T>(result: { rows: T[] } | null): T[] | null {
+  console.debug(result);
+  if (!result || result.rows.length < 1) return null;
+  else return result.rows;
+}
+
+function singleRow<T>(result: { rows: T[] } | null): T | null {
+  if (!result || result.rows.length < 1) return null;
+  else if (result.rows.length > 1) {
+    console.error(
+      "This singleRow result brought back more than 1 row:",
+      result,
+    );
+    return null;
+  } else return result.rows[0];
+}
diff --git a/routes/note.tsx b/routes/note.tsx
index 294e0d3..8307c78 100644
--- a/routes/note.tsx
+++ b/routes/note.tsx
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@ import { type Note } from "@/types.ts";
 
 export const handler: Handlers<Note[]> = {
   async GET(_request, context) {
-    const result = await listNotes();
-    if (!result) throw "unable to fetch from database";
-    return await context.render(result.rows);
+    return await context.render(await listNotes() || []);
   },
 };
 
diff --git a/routes/note/[id].tsx b/routes/note/[id].tsx
index a941199..7784ca0 100644
--- a/routes/note/[id].tsx
+++ b/routes/note/[id].tsx
@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@ import { type Note } from "@/types.ts";
 export const handler: Handlers<Note> = {
   async GET(request, context) {
     console.debug({ request, context });
-    const result = await getNote(context.params.id);
-    if (!result) throw "unable to fetch from database";
-    const [note] = result.rows as Note[];
+    const note = await getNote(context.params.id);
+    if (!note) throw "unable to fetch from database";
     return await context.render(note);
   },
 };
diff --git a/routes/note/create.tsx b/routes/note/create.tsx
index f6c48d1..66fc1da 100644
--- a/routes/note/create.tsx
+++ b/routes/note/create.tsx
@@ -1,29 +1,24 @@
 import { Handlers, PageProps } from "$fresh/server.ts";
-import { queryObject } from "@/db/mod.ts";
+import { createNote } from "@/db/mod.ts";
 import { Page } from "@/components/Page.tsx";
+import { type Note } from "@/types.ts";
 
-type NoteID = string;
-
-export const handler: Handlers<NoteID> = {
+export const handler: Handlers<Note> = {
   async POST(request, context) {
     const content = (await request.formData()).get("content");
     if (!content) throw "no content provided";
-    const result = await queryObject<{ id: string }>(
-      "insert into note (content) values ($1) returning id",
-      [content],
-    );
-    if (!result) throw "insert failed";
-    const { rows: [{ id }] } = result;
-    return await context.render(id);
+    const note = await createNote({ content: content.toString() });
+    if (!note) throw "no note created";
+    return await context.render(note);
   },
 };
 
-export default function NotesPage({ data: noteId }: PageProps<NoteID>) {
+export default function NotesPage({ data: { id } }: PageProps<Note>) {
   return (
     <Page>
       <h1>You created a note!</h1>
       <a href="/note">Back to notes</a>
-      <a href={`/note/${noteId}`}>View your note</a>
+      <a href={`/note/${id}`}>View your note</a>
     </Page>
   );
 }
diff --git a/types.ts b/types.ts
index 54298e5..121f1c4 100644
--- a/types.ts
+++ b/types.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ export interface Note extends Identifiable, Timestamped {
   content: string;
 }
 
+export interface Team extends Identifiable, Timestamped {
+  displayName: string;
+}
+
 export type UserStatus = "unverified" | "verified" | "superadmin";
 
 export interface User extends Identifiable, Timestamped {