diff --git a/bin/Debug/blockBreaker b/bin/Debug/blockBreaker
index 7937d54..2d12b1a 100755
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diff --git a/blockBreaker.depend b/blockBreaker.depend
index 80c0ecd..2f0e6c0 100644
--- a/blockBreaker.depend
+++ b/blockBreaker.depend
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # depslib dependency file v1.0
-1729487645 source:/home/fluffy/codeBlocks/blockBreaker/main.c
+1729498522 source:/home/fluffy/codeBlocks/blockBreaker/main.c
 	<stdio.h>
 	<stdlib.h>
 	<stdint.h>
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 34a7d94..d91a53e 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -4,15 +4,16 @@
 #include <time.h>
 #include<unistd.h>
 #include<stdbool.h>
-#define SCREEN_WIDTH 11 //set the width of the game screen
-#define SCREEN_HEIGHT 20 //set the height of the game screen
-#define PADDLE_SIZE 2 //set the paddle size. the blocks are added this amount either size of a central block.
-#define SLEEP_TIME_MS 100 * 1000 //set the time to sleep between frames
-#define PADDLE_HEIGHT SCREEN_HEIGHT-4 //the negative number is distance from the bottom
-#define Y_BLOCK_LAYERS 10 //add the amount of layers of blocks from the top of the screen
+#define SCREEN_WIDTH 11                 //set the width of the game screen
+#define SCREEN_HEIGHT 20                //set the height of the game screen
+#define PADDLE_SIZE 2                   //set the paddle size. the blocks are added this amount either size of a central block.
+#define SLEEP_TIME_MS 100 * 1000        //set the time to sleep between frames
+#define PADDLE_HEIGHT SCREEN_HEIGHT-4   //the negative number is distance from the bottom
+#define Y_BLOCK_LAYERS 10               //add the amount of layers of blocks from the top of the screen
 #define X_BLOCK_LAYERS SCREEN_WIDTH
 
 uint8_t screen[SCREEN_WIDTH][SCREEN_HEIGHT]; //this is the array the game lives in
+int moveArr[] = {-2,-1,0,1,2};
 
 enum PIXEL_TYPE { //used to set what kind of pixel is shown on the screen array
     PIXEL_EMPTY=0u,
@@ -41,10 +42,10 @@ typedef struct ballStruct {
     int8_t yVEL;
 } Ball_t;
 
-struct Paddle {
+typedef struct Paddle {
     uint8_t location;
-    uint8_t paddleSize;
-} paddle= {.location=(SCREEN_WIDTH/2),.paddleSize=PADDLE_SIZE};
+    int paddleSize;
+} Paddle_t;
 
 typedef struct block {
     uint8_t xLocation;
@@ -58,8 +59,22 @@ bool ballOnXEdge(Ball_t ball){ //work around to determine if the ball is on the
     return false;
 }
 
+bool movePaddle(Paddle_t* Paddle, int dir){ //negitave dir to move left positive to move right
+    if (dir==0) return false;
+    if (dir<=0){
+        if (Paddle ->location-Paddle->paddleSize+dir<=0) return false;
+        Paddle->location = Paddle->location+dir;
+        return true;
+    } else if (dir>=0) {
+        if (Paddle->location+Paddle->paddleSize+dir>= SCREEN_WIDTH-1) return false;
+        Paddle->location= Paddle->location+dir;
+        return true;
+    }
+}
+
 int main() {
     Ball_t ball = {.xPOS=0,.yPOS=0,.xVEL=0,.yVEL=0}; //setup game ball
+    Paddle_t paddle= {.location=(SCREEN_WIDTH/2),.paddleSize=PADDLE_SIZE};
     time_t UNIXTIME = time(NULL); //create UNIXTIME struct
     srand(UNIXTIME); //seed random number with time at run time
     Block_t blockArr[X_BLOCK_LAYERS][Y_BLOCK_LAYERS];
@@ -201,5 +216,9 @@ int main() {
         ball.xPOS=ball.xPOS+ball.xVEL;
         ball.yPOS= ball.yPOS+ball.yVEL;
 
+
+        //move paddle
+        movePaddle(&paddle,moveArr[rand()%6]);
+
     }
 }
diff --git a/obj/Debug/main.o b/obj/Debug/main.o
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