empty items being saved in list view

Sub saveBtn_Click
   'add an item to the scroll list
   noteList.AddSingleLine2("Note " & noteID, noteText.Text)
   ''Msgbox(noteText.Text,"")
   
   noteFilelist.Add(noteText.text)
   
   ''Msgbox("file contains: " & noteFilelist,"")
   ''ToastMessageShow("list currently contains "&noteList.Size, False)
   
   File.WriteList(File.DirRootExternal, "notes.txt", noteFilelist)
   
   noteID = noteID+1
End Sub

Sub Activity_Create(FirstTime As Boolean)
   Activity.LoadLayout("layout")   
   noteList.Initialize("noteList")
   noteFilelist.Initialize
   noteID = 1
   
   If File.Exists(File.DirRootExternal, "notes.txt") Then
      noteFilelist = File.ReadList(File.DirRootExternal, "notes.txt")
      'Msgbox("file found. loaded "&(noteFilelist.Size/2), "")
      
      For i=0 To noteFilelist.Size-1
         If noteFilelist.Get(i) <> "" Then
            noteList.AddSingleLine2("Note " & noteID, noteFilelist.Get(i))
            noteID = noteID + 1
         Else
            noteFilelist.RemoveAt(i)
         End If
      Next
      ''Dim i As Int
      ''i=1
      
      ''Do While i < noteFilelist.Size-1
      ''   noteList.AddSingleLine2(noteFilelist.get(i),noteFilelist.Get(i+1))
      ''   i=i+2
      ''Loop
      
   Else
      Msgbox("no file found, creating new file", "")
      File.WriteList(File.DirRootExternal, "notes.txt",noteFilelist)
      'File.WriteList(File.DirRootExternal, "notes.txt",noteFilelist)
      ''Activity.AddView(noteList,0,30,100%x,20%y)
   End If 
   
   Activity.AddView(noteList,0,30,100%x,20%y)

End Sub