diff --git a/day1/day1.c b/day1/day1.c
index eb5ce08..8f6504a 100644
--- a/day1/day1.c
+++ b/day1/day1.c
@@ -5,11 +5,14 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include "../libs/buffered_reader.h"
-#include "../libs/utils.h"
+#include "../libs/data_structures.h"
 
 int decodeA(const char *str);
 int decodeB(const char *str);
 
+list *fl;
+list *bl;
+
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   if (argc < 3) {
     printf("usage: day1 INPUT_FILE a|b\n");
@@ -23,13 +26,18 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     exit(1);
   }
 
+  if (argv[2][0] == 'b') {
+    initList(&fl);
+    initList(&bl);
+  }
+
   int sum = 0;
   for (int i = 0; i < lines->size; i++) {
     if (argv[2][0] == 'b') {
-      sum+= decodeB(lines->lines[i]);
+      sum += decodeB(lines->lines[i]);
     } else if (argv[2][0] == 'a') {
-		sum += decodeA(lines->lines[i]);
-	}
+      sum += decodeA(lines->lines[i]);
+    }
   }
 
   printf("%d\n", sum);
@@ -40,17 +48,37 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 int decodeA(const char *str) {
   int tens = -1;
   int ones = -1;
+  clears(fl);
+  clears(bl);
   int len = strlen(str);
 
   for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
     int front = str[i];
     int back = str[len - 1 - i];
 
-    if (!isalpha(front) && tens < 0) {
-      tens = front - 48;
+    if (tens < 0) {
+      if (isalpha(front)) {
+        pushs(fl, front);
+        char *fw = contents(fl);
+        front = isnumber(fw);
+        if (front > 0) {
+          tens = front - 48;
+        }
+      } else {
+        tens = front - 48;
+      }
     }
-    if (!isalpha(back) && ones < 0) {
-      ones = back - 48;
+    if (ones < 0) {
+      if (isalpha(back)) {
+        pushs(bl, front);
+        char *fw = contents(fl);
+        front = isnumber(fw);
+        if (front > 0) {
+          tens = front - 48;
+        }
+      } else {
+        tens = front - 48;
+      }
     }
     printf("front %c, tens %d, back %d, ones %d\n", front, tens, back, ones);
   }
@@ -67,8 +95,10 @@ int decodeB(const char *str) {
     int front = str[i];
     int back = str[len - 1 - i];
 
-    if (!isalpha(front) && tens < 0) {
-      tens = front - 48;
+    if (!isalpha(front)) {
+      if (tens < 0)
+        tens = front - 48;
+    } else {
     }
     if (!isalpha(back) && ones < 0) {
       ones = back - 48;
diff --git a/libs/data_structures.c b/libs/data_structures.c
index e69de29..d7aa19b 100644
--- a/libs/data_structures.c
+++ b/libs/data_structures.c
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+#include "data_structures.h"
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#define STARTING_SIZE 8
+
+void initList(list **l) {
+  list *li;
+  li = (list *)malloc(sizeof(list));
+  if (!li) {
+    printf("Failed to allocate memory for list\n");
+    exit(1);
+  }
+
+  li->size = 0;
+  li->capacity = STARTING_SIZE;
+  li->head = -1;
+  li->tail = 0;
+  li->arr = (char *)malloc(STARTING_SIZE * sizeof(char));
+  if (!li->arr) {
+    printf("Failed to allocate memory for arr in list\n");
+    exit(1);
+  }
+
+  *l = li;
+}
+
+void pushs(list *l, char c) {
+  if (l->head + 1 == l->capacity) {
+    l->capacity <<= 1;
+    l->arr = (char *)realloc(l->arr, l->capacity * sizeof(char));
+  }
+
+  l->head += 1;
+  l->size += 1;
+  l->arr[l->head] = c;
+}
+
+char popd(list *l, char c) {
+  if (l->size == 0 || l->head == -1) {
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  l->head -= 1;
+  l->size -= 1;
+  return l->arr[l->head + 1];
+}
+
+//This is a bad queue. Will leave space at the front. Need to figure that out...
+//resizable ring buffer?
+void enqueues(list *l, char c) {
+	pushs(l, c);
+}
+
+char dequeues(list *l) {
+	if (l->size == 0 || l->tail == l->head){
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	l->tail += 1;
+	l->size -= 1;
+	return l->arr[l->tail - 1];
+}
+
+char* contents(list *l) {
+	char *out = (char*)malloc(l->size * sizeof(char) + 1);
+	memcpy(out, l->arr + l->tail, l->size + 1);
+	out[l->size] = '\0';
+
+	return out;
+}
+
+void clears(list *l) {
+	l->head=-1;
+	l->size=0;
+	l->tail=0;
+}
diff --git a/libs/data_structures.h b/libs/data_structures.h
index 378eeca..9152551 100644
--- a/libs/data_structures.h
+++ b/libs/data_structures.h
@@ -13,8 +13,12 @@ typedef struct {
 void initList(list **l);
 void pushs(list *l, char c);
 char pops(list *l);
-void enqueue(list *l, char c);
-char dequeue(list *l);
+void enqueues(list *l, char c);
+char dequeues(list *l);
+void clears(list *l);
+
+//returns copy of contents as string
+char* contents(list *l);
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/libs/utils.h b/libs/utils.h
index c32323f..526a1af 100644
--- a/libs/utils.h
+++ b/libs/utils.h
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #ifndef utils
 
-
 char *strreplace(char *s, const char *s1, const char *s2);
 
 #endif