diff --git a/__init__.py b/__init__.py
index c8bb63b..dc84ffd 100644
--- a/__init__.py
+++ b/__init__.py
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ API_SERVICE_NAME = 'calendar'
 API_VERSION = 'v3'
 
 class Calendar:
-    def __init__(self, name, calendarId, toggle='False', color="#000000"):
+    def __init__(self, name, calendarId, calType, toggle='False', color="#000000"):
         self.name = name
+        self.calType = calType
         self.color = color
         self.toggle=toggle
         self.calendarId = calendarId
@@ -80,7 +81,8 @@ def updateCalendars(user, calendars, colors):
     for calendar in calendars:
         if not user.hasCalendar(calendar.calendarId):
             color = fromColorIdGetColor(calendar.color, colormap, colors)
-            c = dbCalendar(calendar_id=calendar.calendarId, 
+            c = dbCalendar(calendar_id = calendar.calendarId, 
+                           calendar_type = calendar.calType,
                            name = calendar.name,
                            toggle = "False",
                            color = color)
@@ -96,8 +98,9 @@ def calendarsFromDb(user):
         calendarId = calendar.calendar_id
         toggle = calendar.toggle
         color = calendar.color
+        calType = calendar.calendar_type
 
-        pyCalendars.append(Calendar(name, calendarId, toggle, color))
+        pyCalendars.append(Calendar(name, calendarId, calType, toggle, color))
 
     return pyCalendars
 
@@ -110,6 +113,7 @@ def purgeCalendars(calendars, visibleCalendars):
     return purged
 
 # remaps a event color id to a calendar color id
+# for google calendars
 def toCalendarColorId(colormap, colorId):
     for remap in colormap['eventRemap']:
         if remap['from'] == colorId:
@@ -119,6 +123,7 @@ def toCalendarColorId(colormap, colorId):
     return colorId
 
 # remaps a calendar color ID to its natural color
+# for google calendars
 def toNaturalColor(colormap, orgColor):
     for remap in colormap['colors']:
         if remap['api'] == orgColor:
@@ -127,7 +132,9 @@ def toNaturalColor(colormap, orgColor):
     print(f"failed with {orgColor}")
     return orgColor
 
-# use the event color id to convert it to a hex color
+# uses the event color id to convert it to a hex color
+# does this for every event in events
+# this is used for Google Calendars
 def colorizeEvents(events, colors):
     COLORS_FILE = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'colors.json')
     with open(COLORS_FILE) as f:
@@ -138,10 +145,12 @@ def colorizeEvents(events, colors):
             event.colorHex = forEventGetColor(event, colormap, colors)
 
 # returns a color for a specific calendar color id
+# for google calendars
 def fromColorIdGetColor(color, colormap, colors):
     return toNaturalColor(colormap, colors['calendar'][color]['background'])
 
 # generates the natural color for a event color id
+# for google calendars
 def forEventGetColor(event, colormap, colors):
     calColorId = toCalendarColorId(colormap, event.eventColorId)
     bg = colors['calendar'][calColorId]['background']