diff --git a/birthday_cake.rb b/birthday_cake.rb
index 728c665..2d35de6 100644
--- a/birthday_cake.rb
+++ b/birthday_cake.rb
@@ -1,30 +1,30 @@
-=begin
-birthday_cake.rb
 
-It's your birthday! Yay! 🎂
+# birthday_cake.rb
 
-Can you debug this BirthdayCake class in time to sing happy birthday? 🎶
+# It's your birthday! Yay! 🎂
 
-Tip: Resolve the error messages before trying to make it work
+# Can you debug this BirthdayCake class in time to sing happy birthday? 🎶
 
-Expected output:
-Happy 10th Birthday!
-Birthday cake with 10 blown out candles
-Lighting candles...
-Birthday cake with 10 lit candles
-Singing happy birthday...
-🎶Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you🎶
-Blowing out candles...
-Birthday cake with 10 blown out candles
+# Tip: Resolve the error messages before trying to make it work
+
+# Expected output:
+# Happy 10th Birthday!
+# Birthday cake with 10 blown out candles
+# Lighting candles...
+# Birthday cake with 10 lit candles
+# Singing happy birthday...
+# 🎶Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you🎶
+# Blowing out candles...
+# Birthday cake with 10 blown out candles
 
-=end
 
 require "active_support/all"
 
 class BirthdayCake
   attr_accessor :age, :lit
 
-  def initialize(age)
+  #add lit
+  def initialize(age, lit)
     self.age = age
     self.lit = false
   end
@@ -36,34 +36,48 @@ def candles_status
       return "blown out"
     end
   end
-
+#try (self.age).ordinalize
   def greet
-    "Happy #{self.age.ordinalize} Birdday!"
+    "Happy #{self.age.ordinalize} Birthday!"
   end
 
   def sing
     "🎶Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you🎶"
   end
 
+    #candle status maybe not in {}
   def to_s
     "Birthday cake with #{self.age} #{candles_status} candles"
   end
 
-  def BirthdayCake.celebrate(age)
-    birthday_cake = Birthdaycake.new(age)
-    puts birthday_cake.greet
-    puts birthday_cake.to_s
+  def light_candles
+    self.lit = true
+  end
+
+  def blow_out_candles
+    self.lit = false
+  end
+  
+
+  #should only be celebrate. birthday_cake should be outside of method.
+  def celebrate(age)
+    #birthday_cake(age) = Birthdaycake.new
+    puts greet
+    puts to_s
     puts "Lighting candles..."
-    birthday_cake.light_candles
-    puts birthday_cake.to_s
+    light_candles
+    puts to_s
     puts "Singing happy birthday..."
-    puts birthday_cake.sign
+    # #what is this? sing probably?
+    puts sing
     puts "Blowing out candles..."
-    birth_cake.blow_out_candles
-    puts birthday_cake.to_s
-
-    birthday_cake
+    # #bithday_cake. there is not blow out candles
+    # birth_cake.blow_out_candles
+    puts to_s
+    # #what is this?
+    #birthday_cake
   end
 end
 
-BirthdayCake.celebrate(10)
+birthday_cake = BirthdayCake.new(10, false)
+birthday_cake.celebrate(10)
diff --git a/birthday_cake_redux.rb b/birthday_cake_redux.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3f986c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/birthday_cake_redux.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+require "active_support/all"
+
+class BirthdayCake
+  attr_accessor :age, :lit
+
+  def initialize(age)
+    self.age = age
+    self.lit = false
+  end
+
+  def candles_status
+    if self.lit == true
+      return "lit"
+    else
+      return "blown out"
+    end
+  end
+
+  def greet
+    "Happy #{self.age.ordinalize} Birdday!"
+  end
+
+  def sing
+    "🎶Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you🎶"
+  end
+
+  def to_s
+    "Birthday cake with #{self.age} #{candles_status} candles"
+  end
+  
+  def light_candles
+    self.lit = true
+  end
+
+  def blow_out_candles
+    self.lit = false
+  end
+  
+
+  def BirthdayCake.celebrate(age)
+    birthday_cake = BirthdayCake.new(age)
+    puts birthday_cake.greet
+    puts birthday_cake.to_s
+    puts "Lighting candles..."
+    birthday_cake.light_candles
+    puts birthday_cake.to_s
+    puts "Singing happy birthday..."
+    puts birthday_cake.sing
+    puts "Blowing out candles..."
+    birthday_cake.blow_out_candles
+    puts birthday_cake.to_s
+
+    birthday_cake
+  end
+end
+
+BirthdayCake.celebrate(10)
diff --git a/birthday_cake_review.rb b/birthday_cake_review.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b647297
--- /dev/null
+++ b/birthday_cake_review.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+=begin
+birthday_cake.rb
+
+It's your birthday! Yay! 🎂
+
+Can you debug this BirthdayCake class in time to sing happy birthday? 🎶
+
+Tip: Resolve the error messages before trying to make it work
+
+Expected output:
+Happy 10th Birthday!
+Birthday cake with 10 blown out candles
+Lighting candles...
+Birthday cake with 10 lit candles
+Singing happy birthday...
+🎶Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you🎶
+Blowing out candles...
+Birthday cake with 10 blown out candles
+
+=end
+
+require "active_support/all"
+
+class BirthdayCake
+  attr_accessor :age, :lit
+
+  def initialize(age)
+    self.age = age
+    self.lit = false
+  end
+
+  def candles_status
+    if self.lit == true
+      return "lit"
+    else
+      return "blown out"
+    end
+  end
+
+  def greet
+    "Happy #{self.age.ordinalize} Birthday!"
+  end
+
+  def sing
+    "🎶Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you🎶"
+  end
+
+  def to_s
+    "Birthday cake with #{self.age} #{candles_status} candles"
+  end
+
+  def light_candles
+    return self.lit = true
+  end
+
+  def blow_out_candles
+      return self.lit = false
+  end
+
+
+  def celebrate(age)
+    puts greet
+    puts to_s
+    puts "Lighting candles..."
+    light_candles
+    puts to_s
+    puts "Singing happy birthday..."
+    puts sing
+    puts "Blowing out candles..."
+    blow_out_candles
+    puts to_s
+  end
+
+end
+
+#birthday_cake
+birthday_cake = BirthdayCake.new(10)
+birthday_cake.celebrate(10)