I figured out my problem with the help of Auctiva support. I had installed an add-on in Firefox since the last time I had posted. It was a screen shot add-on that was adding code to my descriptions. You might want to check your add-ons if you are using Firefox. Auctiva support was able to tell me exactly what to look for, don't hesitate to file a support case and they will help, they're awesome.
In my case I just switched to html view and deleted the additional code after uninstalling the problem add-on and everything worked fine.
Hope that helps,
Kim