diff --git a/ayanova/devdocs/todo.txt b/ayanova/devdocs/todo.txt
index 8ceefe73..951ecd28 100644
--- a/ayanova/devdocs/todo.txt
+++ b/ayanova/devdocs/todo.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ TODO CLIENT STUFF
     TODO NEXT
 
 DATETIME - Ok, fuck a combined date and time, no one else seems to support it but me so split it into separate components:
+- How to work with getting and setting a value from a component?  Because datepicker expects a string of only date and barfs otherwise but I have a combined field that needs to be set as well
 	- Get the test form working with a custom date and time thing like this:
 		- single read only text field with initial display of date and time in users's locale format
 		- A button to the left with a calendar icon to trigger a date picker to adjust the date
diff --git a/ayanova/src/views/inventory-widget-edit.vue b/ayanova/src/views/inventory-widget-edit.vue
index e7f38d3a..453b3249 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/views/inventory-widget-edit.vue
+++ b/ayanova/src/views/inventory-widget-edit.vue
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
               required
             ></v-text-field>
           </v-flex>
+
           <v-flex xs12 sm6 lg4 xl3 px-2>
             <v-text-field
               v-model="obj.dollarAmount"
@@ -49,6 +50,10 @@
           </v-flex>
 
           <v-flex xs12 sm6 lg4 xl3 px-2>
+            <v-date-picker :label="pickStartDate" v-model="pickStartDate"></v-date-picker>
+          </v-flex>
+
+          <!-- <v-flex xs12 sm6 lg4 xl3 px-2>
             <v-menu
               v-model="menu2"
               :close-on-content-click="false"
@@ -61,13 +66,13 @@
             >
               <v-text-field
                 slot="activator"
-                :value="obj.startDate"
+                :value="dateFormatted"
                 :label="lc.get('WidgetStartDate')"
                 readonly
               ></v-text-field>
-              <v-date-picker v-model="obj.startDate" @input="menu2 = false"></v-date-picker>
+              <v-date-picker v-model="pickStartDate" @input="menu2 = false"></v-date-picker>
             </v-menu>
-          </v-flex>
+          </v-flex>-->
           <!--           
           <v-flex xs12 sm6 lg4 xl3 px-2>
             <v-text-field slot="activator" v-model="obj.startDate" label="MyPicker" readonly></v-text-field>
@@ -125,6 +130,7 @@ export default {
   data() {
     return {
       obj: {
+        startDate: "2000-01-12T10:12:39.594206"
         // id: 1,
         // concurrencyToken: 1,
         // ownerId: 1,
@@ -140,21 +146,32 @@ export default {
         // customFields: null,
         // tags: []
       },
+      obj2: {
+        startDate: "2000-02-12"
+      },
+      startDate: "2000-03-12",
       lc: locale,
       menu2: false,
-      date: new Date().toISOString().substr(0, 10)
+
+      testDate: new Date().toISOString().substr(0, 10)
     };
   },
   computed: {
-    computedDateFormattedMomentjs() {
+    dateFormatted() {
+      // var value = this.obj.startDate;
+      // if (!value) return "";
+      // var dj = dayjs(value);
+      // return dj.format("YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss A");
 
-      
-      var value=this.obj.startDate;
-       if (!value) return "";
-  var dj = dayjs(value);
-  return dj.format("YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss A");
+      return this.obj.startDate
+        ? dayjs(this.obj.startDate).format("YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss A")
+        : "";
 
-      return this.date ? moment(this.date).format("dddd, MMMM Do YYYY") : "";
+      //return this.obj.startDate ? moment(this.date).format("dddd, MMMM Do YYYY") : "";
+    },
+    pickStartDate() {
+      var copiedDate = new Date(date.getTime());
+      obj.startDate.toISOString().substr(0, 10);
     }
   },
   beforeRouteEnter(to, from, next) {