diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+node_modules
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0aaf9f2..994c94e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-![cf](https://i.imgur.com/7v5ASc8.png) Lab 09: Vanilla REST API w/ Persistence
+![cf](https://i.imgur.com/7v5ASc8.png) Lab 08: Vanilla REST API
 ======
 
 ## Submission Instructions
@@ -10,23 +10,48 @@
   * write a question and observation on canvas
 
 ## Learning Objectives  
-* students will learn how to save resource data to the file system for a layer of data persistence
-* students will learn how to refactor commonly used coding constructs into custom helper modules
+* students will learn to use promise constructs to manage asynchronous code
+* students will learn to create a vanilla RESTful API with in-memory persistence
 
 ## Requirements
-
 #### Configuration
-* `package.json`
-* `.eslintrc`
-* `.gitignore`
-* `README.md`
-  * your `README.md` should include detailed instructions on how to use your API
-  * this should include documentation on how to access your API endpoints
+  * `.gitignore`
+  * `.eslintrc`
+  * `package.json`
+  * `README.md`
 
 #### Feature Tasks
-* continue working on your vanilla REST API
-* refactor your routes to be contained in a separate module (ex: `route/resource-route.js`)
-* refactor your `res` messages & status codes to be contained in a separate module (ex: `response.js`)
-* refactor the `storage.js` module to use file system persistence
-  * use the `fs` module to create and read the associated data files
-  * the name of the file should contain the related resource id
+* create the following directories to organize your code:
+  * `lib`
+  * `model`
+  * `test`
+* create an HTTP server using the native NodeJS `http` module
+* create an object constructor that creates a _simple resource_ with at least 3 properties
+  * include an `id` property that is set to a unique id (**hint:** you'll need to use `node-uuid`)
+  * include two additional properties of your choice (ex: name, content, etc.)
+* create a custom body parser module that uses promises to parse the JSON body of `POST` and `PUT` requests
+* create a custom url parser module that returns a promise and uses the NodeJS `url` and `querystring` modules to parse the request url
+* create a router constructor that handles requests to `GET`, `POST`, `PUT`, and `DELETE` requests
+* create a storage module that will store resources by their schema type (ex: note) and id
+
+## Server Endpoints
+### `/api/simple-resource-name`
+* `POST` request
+ * pass data as stringifed JSON in the body of a **POST** request to create a new resource
+* `GET` request
+ * pass `?id=<uuid>` as a query string parameter to retrieve a specific resource (as JSON)
+* `DELETE` request
+ * pass `?id=<uuid>` in the query string to **DELETE** a specific resource
+ * this should return a 204 status code with no content in the body
+
+## Tests
+* write a test to ensure that your api returns a status code of 404 for routes that have not been registered
+* write tests to ensure the `/api/simple-resource-name` endpoint responds as described for each condition below:
+ * `GET`: test 404, it should respond with 'not found' for valid requests made with an id that was not found
+ * `GET`: test 400, it should respond with 'bad request' if no id was provided in the request
+ * `GET`: test 200, it should contain a response body for a request made with a valid id
+ * `POST`: test 400, it should respond with 'bad request' if no request body was provided or the body was invalid
+ * `POST`: test 200, it should respond with the body content for a post request with a valid body
+
+## Bonus
+* **2pts:** a `GET` request to `/api/simple-resource-name` with no **?id=** should return an array of all of the ids for that resource
diff --git a/data/bake/a325357c-0dbb-4ae8-b3bd-7286de9bba24.json b/data/bake/a325357c-0dbb-4ae8-b3bd-7286de9bba24.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c4cc24c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/bake/a325357c-0dbb-4ae8-b3bd-7286de9bba24.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"id":"a325357c-0dbb-4ae8-b3bd-7286de9bba24","bakedGood":"muffin","description":"naked cupcake","calories":255}
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diff --git a/data/bake/b935f3eb-179d-47c2-9e9a-a484b20be924.json b/data/bake/b935f3eb-179d-47c2-9e9a-a484b20be924.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8dba92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/bake/b935f3eb-179d-47c2-9e9a-a484b20be924.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"id":"b935f3eb-179d-47c2-9e9a-a484b20be924","bakedGood":"muffin","description":"naked cupcake","calories":255}
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diff --git a/lib/parse-json.js b/lib/parse-json.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee9b114
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/parse-json.js
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+'use strict';
+
+module.exports = function(req) {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    if (req.method === 'POST' || req.method === 'PUT') {
+      var body = '';
+
+      req.on('data', data => {
+        body += data.toString();
+      });
+
+      req.on('end', () => {
+        try {
+          req.body = JSON.parse(body);
+          resolve(req);
+        } catch (err) {
+          reject(err);
+        }
+      });
+
+      req.on('error', err => {
+        reject(err);
+      });
+
+      return;
+    }
+
+    resolve();
+  });
+};
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diff --git a/lib/parse-url.js b/lib/parse-url.js
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index 0000000..c4b34ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/parse-url.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const parseUrl = require('url').parse;
+const parseQuery = require('querystring').parse;
+
+module.exports = function(req) {
+  req.url = parseUrl(req.url);
+  req.url.query = parseQuery(req.url.query);
+
+  return Promise.resolve(req);
+};
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diff --git a/lib/response.js b/lib/response.js
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index 0000000..e475dae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/response.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+'use strict';
+
+module.exports = exports = {};
+
+exports.sendJSON = function(res, status, data) {
+  res.writeHead(status, { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' });
+  res.write(JSON.stringify(data));
+  res.end();
+};
+
+exports.sendText = function(res, status, msg) {
+  res.writeHead(status, { 'Content-Type': 'text/plain' });
+  res.write(msg);
+  res.end();
+};
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diff --git a/lib/router.js b/lib/router.js
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/router.js
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const parseUrl = require('./parse-url.js');
+const parseJSON = require('./parse-json.js');
+
+const Router = module.exports = function() {
+  this.routes = {
+    GET: {},
+    POST: {},
+    PUT: {},
+    DELETE: {}
+  };
+};
+
+Router.prototype.get = function(endpoint, callback) {
+  this.routes.GET[endpoint] = callback;
+};
+
+Router.prototype.post = function(endpoint, callback) {
+  this.routes.POST[endpoint] = callback;
+};
+
+Router.prototype.put = function(endpoint, callback) {
+  this.routes.PUT[endpoint] = callback;
+};
+
+Router.prototype.delete = function(endpoint, callback) {
+  this.routes.DELETE[endpoint] = callback;
+};
+
+Router.prototype.route = function() {
+  return (req, res) => {
+    Promise.all([
+      parseUrl(req),
+      parseJSON(req)
+    ])
+    .then ( () => {
+      if (typeof this.routes[req.method][req.url.pathname] === 'function') {
+        this.routes[req.method][req.url.pathname](req,res);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      res.writeHead(404, { 'Content-Type': 'text/plain' });
+      res.write('route not found');
+      res.end();
+    })
+    .catch( err => {
+      // console.error(err);
+      res.writeHead(400, { 'Content-Type': 'text/plain' });
+      res.write('bad request');
+      res.end();
+    });
+  };
+};
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/lib/storage.js b/lib/storage.js
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index 0000000..59cbce1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/storage.js
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const Promise = require('bluebird');
+const fs = Promise.promisifyAll(require('fs'), { suffix: 'Prom' });
+
+module.exports = exports = {};
+
+exports.createItem = function(schemaName, item) {
+  if (!schemaName) return Promise.reject(new Error('expected schema name'));
+  if (!item) return Promise.reject(new Error('expected item'));
+
+  let json = JSON.stringify(item);
+  return fs.writeFileProm(`${__dirname}/../data/${schemaName}/${item.id}.json`, json)
+  .then( () => item)
+  .catch( err => Promise.reject(err));
+};
+
+exports.fetchItem = function(schemaName, id) {
+  if (!schemaName) return Promise.reject(new Error('expected schema name'));
+  if (!id) return Promise.reject(new Error('expected id'));
+
+  return fs.readFileProm(`${__dirname}/../data/${schemaName}/${id}.json`)
+  .then( data => {
+    try {
+      let item = JSON.parse(data.toString());
+      return item;
+    } catch (err) {
+      return Promise.reject(err);
+    }
+  })
+  .catch( err => Promise.reject(err));
+};
+
+exports.deleteItem = function(schemaName, id) {
+  if (!schemaName) return Promise.reject(new Error('expected schema name'));
+  if (!id) return Promise.reject(new Error('expected id'));
+
+  return fs.unlinkProm(`${__dirname}/../data/${schemaName}/${id}.json`)
+  .then( () => console.log(`${id} deleted`))
+  .catch( err => Promise.reject(err));
+};
diff --git a/model/bake.js b/model/bake.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82269f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/model/bake.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const uuidv4 = require('uuid/v4');
+
+module.exports = function(bakedGood, description, calories) {
+  if (!bakedGood) throw new Error('expected baked good');
+  if (!description) throw new Error('expected description');
+  if (!calories) throw new Error('expected calories');
+
+  this.id = uuidv4();
+  this.bakedGood = bakedGood;
+  this.description = description;
+  this.calories = calories;
+};
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diff --git a/npm-debug.log b/npm-debug.log
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+++ b/npm-debug.log
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+0 info it worked if it ends with ok
+1 verbose cli [ '/Users/devjonah/.nvm/versions/node/v6.11.1/bin/node',
+1 verbose cli   '/Users/devjonah/.nvm/versions/node/v6.11.1/bin/npm',
+1 verbose cli   'run',
+1 verbose cli   'test' ]
+2 info using npm@3.10.10
+3 info using node@v6.11.1
+4 verbose run-script [ 'pretest', 'test', 'posttest' ]
+5 info lifecycle 08-vanilla_rest_api@1.0.0~pretest: 08-vanilla_rest_api@1.0.0
+6 silly lifecycle 08-vanilla_rest_api@1.0.0~pretest: no script for pretest, continuing
+7 info lifecycle 08-vanilla_rest_api@1.0.0~test: 08-vanilla_rest_api@1.0.0
+8 verbose lifecycle 08-vanilla_rest_api@1.0.0~test: unsafe-perm in lifecycle true
+9 verbose lifecycle 08-vanilla_rest_api@1.0.0~test: PATH: /Users/devjonah/.nvm/versions/node/v6.11.1/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/node-gyp-bin:/Users/devjonah/codefellows/401/labs/09-vanilla_api_persistence/node_modules/.bin:/Users/devjonah/.nvm/versions/node/v6.11.1/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/git/bin
+10 verbose lifecycle 08-vanilla_rest_api@1.0.0~test: CWD: /Users/devjonah/codefellows/401/labs/09-vanilla_api_persistence
+11 silly lifecycle 08-vanilla_rest_api@1.0.0~test: Args: [ '-c', 'mocha' ]
+12 silly lifecycle 08-vanilla_rest_api@1.0.0~test: Returned: code: 1  signal: null
+13 info lifecycle 08-vanilla_rest_api@1.0.0~test: Failed to exec test script
+14 verbose stack Error: 08-vanilla_rest_api@1.0.0 test: `mocha`
+14 verbose stack Exit status 1
+14 verbose stack     at EventEmitter.<anonymous> (/Users/devjonah/.nvm/versions/node/v6.11.1/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/utils/lifecycle.js:255:16)
+14 verbose stack     at emitTwo (events.js:106:13)
+14 verbose stack     at EventEmitter.emit (events.js:191:7)
+14 verbose stack     at ChildProcess.<anonymous> (/Users/devjonah/.nvm/versions/node/v6.11.1/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/utils/spawn.js:40:14)
+14 verbose stack     at emitTwo (events.js:106:13)
+14 verbose stack     at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:191:7)
+14 verbose stack     at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:891:16)
+14 verbose stack     at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:226:5)
+15 verbose pkgid 08-vanilla_rest_api@1.0.0
+16 verbose cwd /Users/devjonah/codefellows/401/labs/09-vanilla_api_persistence
+17 error Darwin 16.6.0
+18 error argv "/Users/devjonah/.nvm/versions/node/v6.11.1/bin/node" "/Users/devjonah/.nvm/versions/node/v6.11.1/bin/npm" "run" "test"
+19 error node v6.11.1
+20 error npm  v3.10.10
+21 error code ELIFECYCLE
+22 error 08-vanilla_rest_api@1.0.0 test: `mocha`
+22 error Exit status 1
+23 error Failed at the 08-vanilla_rest_api@1.0.0 test script 'mocha'.
+23 error Make sure you have the latest version of node.js and npm installed.
+23 error If you do, this is most likely a problem with the 08-vanilla_rest_api package,
+23 error not with npm itself.
+23 error Tell the author that this fails on your system:
+23 error     mocha
+23 error You can get information on how to open an issue for this project with:
+23 error     npm bugs 08-vanilla_rest_api
+23 error Or if that isn't available, you can get their info via:
+23 error     npm owner ls 08-vanilla_rest_api
+23 error There is likely additional logging output above.
+24 verbose exit [ 1, true ]
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf4d5c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+{
+  "name": "08-vanilla_rest_api",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "![cf](https://i.imgur.com/7v5ASc8.png) Lab 08: Vanilla REST API ======",
+  "main": "server.js",
+  "directories": {
+    "test": "test"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "mocha",
+    "start": "node server.js"
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/ohjonah/08-vanilla_rest_api.git"
+  },
+  "keywords": [],
+  "author": "",
+  "license": "ISC",
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/ohjonah/08-vanilla_rest_api/issues"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/ohjonah/08-vanilla_rest_api#readme",
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "cha": "^0.2.1",
+    "chai": "^4.1.0",
+    "mocha": "^3.4.2",
+    "superagent": "^3.5.2"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "bluebird": "^3.5.0",
+    "uuid": "^3.1.0"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/route/bake-route.js b/route/bake-route.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e80d47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/route/bake-route.js
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const storage = require('../lib/storage.js');
+const response = require('../lib/response.js');
+const Note = require('../model/bake.js');
+
+module.exports = function(router) {
+  router.get('/api/bake', function(req, res) {
+    if (req.url.query.id) {
+      storage.fetchItem('bake', req.url.query.id)
+      .then( bake => {
+        response.sendJSON(res, 200, bake);
+      })
+      // error block
+      .catch( () => {
+        response.sendText(res, 404, 'not found');
+      });
+
+      return;
+    }
+    response.sendText(res, 400, 'bad request');
+  });
+
+  router.post('/api/bake', function(req, res) {
+    try {
+      var note = new Note(req.body.bakedGood, req.body.description, req.body.calories);
+
+      storage.createItem('bake', note);
+
+      response.sendJSON(res, 200, note);
+    } catch (err) {
+      response.sendText(res, 400, 'bad request');
+    }
+  });
+
+  router.delete('/api/bake', function(req, res) {
+    if (req.url.query.id) {
+      storage.deleteItem('bake', req.url.query.id)
+      .then( () => {
+        response.sendText(res, 204, 'deleted');
+      })
+      .catch( err => {
+        console.error(err);
+        response.sendText(res, 400, 'bad request');
+      });
+
+      return;
+    }
+
+    response.sendText(res, 400, 'bad request');
+  });
+};
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..650e296
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const http = require('http');
+const Router = require('./lib/router.js');
+const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000;
+const router = new Router();
+require('./route/bake-route.js')(router);
+
+const server = http.createServer(router.route());
+
+server.listen(PORT, () => {
+  console.log(`Server listening on PORT: ${PORT}`);
+});
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diff --git a/test/bake-route-test.js b/test/bake-route-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4cfd248
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/bake-route-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const request = require('superagent');
+const expect = require('chai').expect;
+
+require('../server.js');
+
+describe('Baked Good Routes', function() {
+  var bake = null;
+
+  describe('POST: 400/Bad Request', function() {
+    it('should return 400', done => {
+      request.post('localhost:8000/api/bake')
+      .end((err, res) => {
+        expect(res.status).to.equal(400);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('POST: /api/bake', function() {
+    it('should make a baked good', function(done) {
+      request.post('localhost:8000/api/bake')
+      .send({
+        bakedGood: 'muffin',
+        description: 'naked cupcake',
+        calories: 255
+      })
+      .end((err, res) => {
+        if (err) return done(err);
+        expect(res.status).to.equal(200);
+        expect(res.body.bakedGood).to.equal('muffin');
+        expect(res.body.description).to.equal('naked cupcake');
+        expect(res.body.calories).to.equal(255);
+
+        bake = res.body;
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('GET: /api/bake', function() {
+    it('should return a baked good', function(done) {
+      request.get(`localhost:8000/api/bake?id=${bake.id}`)
+      .end((err, res) => {
+        if (err) return done(err);
+        expect(res.status).to.equal(200);
+        expect(res.body.bakedGood).to.equal('muffin');
+        expect(res.body.description).to.equal('naked cupcake');
+        expect(res.body.calories).to.equal(255);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('GET: 404/Unregistered Route', () => {
+    it('should return a 404', done => {
+      request.get('localhost:8000/api/baykk')
+      .end((err, res) => {
+        expect(res.status).to.equal(404);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('GET: 400/No ID', () => {
+    it('should return a 400', done => {
+      request.get('localhost:8000/api/bake')
+      .end((err, res) => {
+        expect(res.status).to.equal(400);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('DELETE: /api/bake', function() {
+    it('should delete a baked good', function(done) {
+      request.delete(`localhost:8000/api/bake?id=${bake.id}`)
+      .end((err, res) => {
+        if (err) return done(err);
+        expect(res.status).to.equal(204);
+        expect(res.body.bakedGood).to.equal(undefined);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});
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