diff --git a/client/ListItems/listItemsForm.js b/client/ListItems/listItemsForm.js
index 3f947b3..4c2a90e 100644
--- a/client/ListItems/listItemsForm.js
+++ b/client/ListItems/listItemsForm.js
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@ import { ListItems } from '../../imports/api/listItems.js'
 import { Lists } from '../../imports/api/lists.js';
 import { Products } from '../../imports/api/products.js';
 import { M } from '../lib/assets/materialize.js';
+import { UserLast } from '../../imports/api/userLast.js';
 
 Template.listItemsForm.onCreated(function() {
     this.subscribe("myListItems", Session.get("listId"));
     this.subscribe("myLists");
     this.subscribe("myProducts");
+    this.subscribe("userLastView");
 });
 
 Template.listItemsForm.onRendered(function() {
@@ -28,9 +30,16 @@ Template.listItemsForm.onRendered(function() {
 
 Template.listItemsForm.helpers({
     selListName: function() {
-        let selListId = Session.get("listId");
+        let selListId = "";
+        if (Session.get("listId")) {
+            selListId = Session.get("listId");
+        } else {
+            selListId = UserLast.findOne({ view: "List", userId: Meteor.userId() }).viewId;
+        }
         let listInfo = Lists.findOne({ _id: selListId });
-        return listInfo.listName;
+        if (listInfo) {
+            return listInfo.listName;
+        }
     },
     itemProdName: function() {
         return Products.find({});
diff --git a/client/ListItems/listItemsTbl.js b/client/ListItems/listItemsTbl.js
index 4cc47a1..374c3ba 100644
--- a/client/ListItems/listItemsTbl.js
+++ b/client/ListItems/listItemsTbl.js
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import { ListItems } from '../../imports/api/listItems.js';
 import { M } from '../lib/assets/materialize.js';
+import { UserLast } from '../../imports/api/userLast.js';
 
 Template.listItemsTbl.onCreated(function() {
     this.autorun( () => {
         this.subscribe("myListItems", Session.get("listId"));
     });
+    this.subscribe("userLastView");
 });
 
 Template.listItemsTbl.onRendered(function() {
@@ -13,6 +15,14 @@ Template.listItemsTbl.onRendered(function() {
     
     Session.set("showReceivedItems", false);
     Session.set("searchVal", "");
+
+    if (Session.get("listId")) {
+        console.log("got List Id in Session var.");
+        // no action
+    } else {
+        let selListId = UserLast.find({ view: "List" }).listId;
+        Session.set("listId", selListId);
+    }
 });
 
 Template.listItemsTbl.helpers({
diff --git a/client/Lists/listsTbl.js b/client/Lists/listsTbl.js
index ff3f07a..1d7a8f0 100644
--- a/client/Lists/listsTbl.js
+++ b/client/Lists/listsTbl.js
@@ -23,13 +23,19 @@ Template.listsTbl.events({
         if (sender.localName == "li" || sender.localName == "span") {
             let listId = event.currentTarget.id;
             if (listId == "addList") {
-                // $('#modalList').modal('open');
+                // opens the modal and allows you to add a new List
             } else {
                 // console.log("listId is: " + listId);
                 Session.set("listId", listId);
-                Meteor.setTimeout(function() {
-                    FlowRouter.go('/listitems');
-                }, 100);  
+                Meteor.call('add.userLast', "List", listId, function(err, result) {
+                    if (err) {
+                        console.log("    ERROR setting user last list id in db: " + err);
+                    } else {
+                        Meteor.setTimeout(function() {
+                            FlowRouter.go('/listitems');
+                        }, 100); 
+                    }
+                });
             }
         }
     },
diff --git a/imports/api/userLast.js b/imports/api/userLast.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..93c12a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/imports/api/userLast.js
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import { Meteor } from 'meteor/meteor';
+import { Mongo } from 'meteor/mongo';
+import { check } from 'meteor/check';
+
+export const UserLast = new Mongo.Collection('userLast');
+
+UserLast.allow({
+    insert: function(userId, doc){
+        // if use id exists, allow insert
+        return !!userId;
+    },
+});
+
+Meteor.methods({
+    'add.userLast' (view, viewId) {
+        check(view, String);
+        check(viewId, String);
+
+        if (!this.userId) {
+            throw new Meteor.Error('Not able to change user view last setting. Make sure you are logged in with valid system administrator credentials.');
+        }
+
+        // first let's find out if there's an entry for this user and view, and if so
+        // we'll just edit that entry with updated information
+        let userListInfo = UserLast.findOne({ userId: this.userId, view: view });
+        if (typeof userListInfo != 'undefined' && userListInfo != "" && userListInfo != null) {
+            // entry exists, call the edit function instead
+            Meteor.call('edit.userLast', view, viewId, function(err, result) {
+                if (err) {
+                    console.log("    ERROR moving user to edit for last view: " + err);
+                }
+            });
+        } else {
+            return UserLast.insert({
+                userId: this.userId,
+                view: view,
+                viewId: viewId,
+                dateAdded: Date(),
+            });
+        }
+    },
+    'edit.userLast' (view, viewId) {
+        check(view, String);
+        check(viewId, String);
+
+        if (!this.userId) {
+            throw new Meteor.Error('Not able to change user view last setting. Make sure you are logged in with valid system administrator credentials.');
+        }
+
+        return UserLast.update({ view: view, userId: this.userId }, {
+            $set: {
+                viewId: viewId,
+                dateLastUpdate: Date(),
+            }
+        });
+    }
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/publish.js b/server/publish.js
index 3c4c6b1..c645127 100644
--- a/server/publish.js
+++ b/server/publish.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import moment from 'moment';
 import { TaskItems } from '../imports/api/tasks.js';
 import { UserConfig } from '../imports/api/userConfig.js';
 import { MenuProdLinks } from '../imports/api/menuProdLinks.js';
+import { UserLast } from '../imports/api/userLast.js';
 
 Meteor.publish("SystemConfig", function() {
     try {
@@ -31,6 +32,14 @@ Meteor.publish('userList', function() {
     return Meteor.users.find({});
 });
 
+Meteor.publish("userLastView", function() {
+    try {
+        return UserLast.find({ userId: this.userId });
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.log("    ----    ERROR pulling user last info: " + error);
+    }
+});
+
 Meteor.publish("storeInfo", function() {
     try {
         return Stores.find({});