diff --git a/exercism/beer-song/beer-song.js b/exercism/beer-song/beer-song.js
index 86bfad5..32bf0bf 100644
--- a/exercism/beer-song/beer-song.js
+++ b/exercism/beer-song/beer-song.js
@@ -14,6 +14,37 @@ BeerSong.prototype.verse = function (verse) {
   return song;
 }
 
+function buildFinalString(currentBottles, remBottles) {
+  return 'Take ' + currentBottles + ' down and pass it around, ' + (verse - 1) + ' bottle of beer on the wall.\n'
+}
+
+function(numBottles, isPlural) {
+  let pronoun, remBottles, currentBottles, finalString;
+  if(isPlural) {
+    pronoun = 'them'
+  } else {
+    pronoun = 'it'
+  }
+  switch(numBottles) {
+    case 0:
+      currentBottles = 'no more bottles'
+      finalString =  'Go to the store and buy some more, 99 bottles of beer on the wall'
+      break
+    case 1:
+      currentBottles = '1 bottle'
+      remBottles = 'No more'
+      break
+    case 2:
+      currentBottles = '2 bottles'
+      remBottles = '1 bottle'
+    default:
+      currentBottles = currentBottles + ' bottles'
+  }
+  isPlural ? pronoun = 'them' : pronoun = 'it' //TERNARY operator
+  song = (verse + ' bottles of beer on the wall, ' + verse + ' bottles of beer.\nTake one down and pass it around, ' + (verse - 1) + ' bottles of beer on the wall.\n');
+
+}
+
 BeerSong.prototype.sing = function (start, stop) {
 
   var song = '';
diff --git a/exercism/phone-number/phone-number.js b/exercism/phone-number/phone-number.js
index 9211f85..d5be694 100644
--- a/exercism/phone-number/phone-number.js
+++ b/exercism/phone-number/phone-number.js
@@ -1,32 +1,32 @@
 var PhoneNumber = function(newNumber){
+
+
 this.newNumber = newNumber
+this.trimmedNumber = null
 }
 
 PhoneNumber.prototype.number = function() {
 var cleanNumber = this.newNumber.replace(/\D/g,'')
-
-
-
-  var trimmedNumber = ''
-
-  if (cleanNumber.length === 10) {
-   trimmedNumber = cleanNumber
- } else if (cleanNumber.length === 11 && cleanNumber.charAt(0) === '1') {
-   trimmedNumber = cleanNumber.substr(1)
-  } else {
-   trimmedNumber = '0000000000'
-  }
-this.newNumber = trimmedNumber
+var trimmedNumber = ''
+
+if (cleanNumber.length === 10) {
+trimmedNumber = cleanNumber
+} else if (cleanNumber.length === 11 && cleanNumber.charAt(0) === '1') {
+trimmedNumber = cleanNumber.substr(1)
+} else {
+trimmedNumber = '0000000000'
+}
+this.trimmedNumber = trimmedNumber
 return trimmedNumber
 }
-PhoneNumber.prototype.areaCode = function() {
-return this.newNumber.slice(0,3)
 
+PhoneNumber.prototype.areaCode = function() {
+return this.trimmedNumber.slice(0,3)
 }
 
 //format the string to look like a phone number //
 PhoneNumber.prototype.toString = function() {
-return '(' + this.newNumber.slice(0,3) + ') ' + this.newNumber.slice(3,6) + '-' + this.newNumber.slice(6, 10)
- }
+return '(' + this.trimmedNumber.slice(0,3) + ') ' + this.trimmedNumber.slice(3,6) + '-' + this.trimmedNumber.slice(6, 10)
+}
 
 module.exports = PhoneNumber;
diff --git a/exercism/phone-number/phone-number.spec.js b/exercism/phone-number/phone-number.spec.js
index a2eb3b7..e46e132 100644
--- a/exercism/phone-number/phone-number.spec.js
+++ b/exercism/phone-number/phone-number.spec.js
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ var PhoneNumber = require('./phone-number');
 
 describe('PhoneNumber()', function() {
   it('cleans the number (123) 456-7890', function() {
-    var phone = new PhoneNumber('(123) 456-7890');
-    expect(phone.number()).toEqual('1234567890');
+    var phone = new PhoneNumber();
+    expect(phone.number('(123) 456-7890')).toEqual('1234567890');
   });
 
   it('cleans numbers with dots', function() {
diff --git a/team_practice.md b/team_practice.md
index d97200c..6d84112 100644
--- a/team_practice.md
+++ b/team_practice.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Exercism provides a number of practice problems along with unit tests to ensure
 
 ### Day 1 - Exercism
 
-- [ ] Solve `/exercism/hamming`
+- [x] Solve `/exercism/hamming`
 - [ ] Solve `/exercism/diamond`
 - [ ] Solve `/exercism/bracket-push`
 - [ ] Solve `/exercism/ocr-numbers`
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Exercism provides a number of practice problems along with unit tests to ensure
 - [ ] Solve `/exercism/`
 - [ ] Solve `/exercism/`
 
-- [ ] Solve `/exercism/phone-number`
+- [x] Solve `/exercism/phone-number`
 - [ ] Solve `/exercism/word-count`
 - [ ] Solve `/exercism/gigasecond`
 - [ ] Solve `/exercism/leap`
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Exercism provides a number of practice problems along with unit tests to ensure
 
 - [ ] Solve `/exercism/luhn`
 - [ ] Solve `/exercism/pythagorean-triplet`
-- [ ] Solve `/exercism/beer-song`
+- [x] Solve `/exercism/beer-song`
 - [ ] Solve `/exercism/grade-school`