diff --git a/f20-budget.pl b/f20-budget.pl
index 0b0c856..cc8e06d 100644
--- a/f20-budget.pl
+++ b/f20-budget.pl
@@ -425,6 +425,7 @@ END
       }
 
       print <<END;
+      <tr><td colspan="8" height="20">&nbsp;</td></tr>
       <tr><td colspan="1" class="medbig"><b>notes</b></td><td colspan="8">for your own reference only, these notes will not show up in the shared budget</td></tr>
       <tr><td colspan=4 align="left"><TEXTAREA NAME="new_notes" ROWS="6" COLS="110" WRAP=SOFT></textarea></td></tr>
       <tr><td colspan="1"></td><td colspan="1"></td><td colspan="1"><INPUT TYPE="submit" VALUE="SUBMIT"></td></tr>