diff --git a/lib/common/apifunctions/get_graph_data.dart b/lib/common/apifunctions/get_graph_data.dart
index 7729701..71ae7d6 100644
--- a/lib/common/apifunctions/get_graph_data.dart
+++ b/lib/common/apifunctions/get_graph_data.dart
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ class GraphData {
       List<TimeSeriesSpend> timeSeriesSpendList = new List<TimeSeriesSpend>();
 
       for (int i = 0; i < labels.length; i++) {
-        print(DateTime(labels[i]));
-        timeSeriesSpendList.add(new TimeSeriesSpend(data[i], DateTime(labels[i])));
+        print(DateTime.parse(labels[i]));
+        timeSeriesSpendList.add(new TimeSeriesSpend(data[i], DateTime.parse(labels[i])));
       }
 
       return [
diff --git a/lib/common/widgets/charts/chart_builder.dart b/lib/common/widgets/charts/chart_builder.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eea35bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/common/widgets/charts/chart_builder.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:local_spend/common/widgets/charts/time_series_simple.dart';
+
+class TimeSeries extends StatelessWidget {
+
+  final String chartDataName;
+
+  TimeSeries({
+    this.chartDataName,
+  });
+
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    return new Container(
+      padding: EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 7.5, vertical: 7.5),
+      child: SimpleTimeSeriesChart.withSampleData(),
+    );
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/pages/receipt_page.dart b/lib/pages/receipt_page.dart
index 03f5476..1dd800a 100644
--- a/lib/pages/receipt_page.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/receipt_page.dart
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class ReceiptPageState extends State<ReceiptPage> {
   final TextEditingController _amountController = TextEditingController();
   final TextEditingController _essentialController = TextEditingController();
   final TextEditingController _recurringController = TextEditingController();
-  final TextEditingController _categoryController = TextEditingController();
+  final TextEditingController _categoryController = TextEditingController();  // TODO: fix this
   final TextEditingController _orgController = TextEditingController();
   final OrganizationController _organizationController = OrganizationController();
   List<String> _categoryDropDownItems = List<String>();
@@ -542,23 +542,23 @@ class ReceiptPageState extends State<ReceiptPage> {
                       ),
                     ),
 
-//                    Container(
-//                        padding: const EdgeInsets.fromLTRB(29, 0, 0, 0),
-//                        child: DropdownButton<String>(
-//                          value: _categoryController.text,
-//                          onChanged: (String newValue) {
-//                            setState(() {
-//                              _categoryController.text = newValue;
-//                            });
-//                          },
-//                          items: _categoryDropDownItems.map<DropdownMenuItem<String>>((String value) {
-//                            return DropdownMenuItem<String>(
-//                              value: value,
-//                              child: Text(value),
-//                            );
-//                          }).toList(),    // fix errors here by [items] being an empty container while _categoryDropDownItems is null
-//                        )
-//                    ),
+                    Container(
+                        padding: const EdgeInsets.fromLTRB(29, 0, 0, 0),
+                        child: DropdownButton<String>(
+                          value: _categoryController.text,
+                          onChanged: (String newValue) {
+                            setState(() {
+                              _categoryController.text = newValue;
+                            });
+                          },
+                          items: _categoryDropDownItems.map<DropdownMenuItem<String>>((String value) {
+                            return DropdownMenuItem<String>(
+                              value: value,
+                              child: Text(value),
+                            );
+                          }).toList(),    // fix errors here by [items] being an empty container while _categoryDropDownItems is null
+                        )
+                    ),
 
                   ],
                 ),
diff --git a/lib/pages/stats_page.dart b/lib/pages/stats_page.dart
index 157507f..c5be96b 100644
--- a/lib/pages/stats_page.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/stats_page.dart
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import 'package:local_spend/common/widgets/charts/series_legend_with_measures.da
 import 'package:local_spend/common/widgets/charts/time_series_simple.dart';
 import 'package:local_spend/common/apifunctions/get_graph_data.dart';
 import 'package:charts_flutter/flutter.dart' as charts;
+import 'package:local_spend/common/widgets/charts/chart_builder.dart';
 
 const URL = "https://flutter.io/";
 const demonstration = false;
@@ -50,12 +51,12 @@ class StatsPageState extends State<StatsPage> {
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
 //    if (graphData.data != null) {
-      graphData.getGraphData('total_last_week').then((val) {
-        totalLastWeek = val;
-        setState(() {
-          // update view
-        });
-      });
+//      graphData.getGraphData('total_last_week').then((val) {
+//        totalLastWeek = val;
+//        setState(() {
+//          // update view
+//        });
+//      });
 //    }
 
     return PlatformScaffold(
@@ -97,7 +98,8 @@ class StatsPageState extends State<StatsPage> {
               height: 200,
 //              width: 250,
 
-                child: new SimpleTimeSeriesChart(totalLastWeek),//seriesList: List<charts.Series>
+              child: new TimeSeries(),
+//                child: new SimpleTimeSeriesChart(totalLastWeek),//seriesList: List<charts.Series>
             ),
 
           ],