diff --git a/ayanova/src/api/form-custom-template.js b/ayanova/src/api/form-custom-template.js
index 172a03ce..5bac526d 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/api/form-custom-template.js
+++ b/ayanova/src/api/form-custom-template.js
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ export default {
           });
           resolve();
         });
+      } else {
+        resolve();
       }
     });
   }
diff --git a/ayanova/src/components/custom-fields-control.vue b/ayanova/src/components/custom-fields-control.vue
index c42041df..fe882ee9 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/components/custom-fields-control.vue
+++ b/ayanova/src/components/custom-fields-control.vue
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ export default {
     value: String,
     formKey: String, //used to grab template from store
     readOnly: Boolean
-  },  
+  },
   computed: {
     c2: {
       get: function() {
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ export default {
       //
       var cData = JSON.parse(this.value);
 
-      //then set item in the cData      
+      //then set item in the cData
       //TODO: This will likely need also to be converted because dates and stuff
       //initial naive attempt: (tostring is suspect)
       cData[dataKey] = newValue.toString();
@@ -180,10 +180,11 @@ export default {
     }
 
     //trigger the template fetch
-    
+
     //var v=this.$store.state.formCustomTemplate[this.formKey];
   },
   created() {
+    console.log("custom-fields-control::BEFORECREATE: TOP");
     if (this.$gzdevmode()) {
       //debugger;
       if (!this.formKey) {
diff --git a/ayanova/src/main.js b/ayanova/src/main.js
index 497ed5e9..b4e93d26 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/main.js
+++ b/ayanova/src/main.js
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ import customFieldsControl from "./components/custom-fields-control.vue";
 // LIBS AND GLOBAL ITEMS
 // (https://medium.com/js-dojo/use-any-javascript-library-with-vue-js-3f7e2a4974a8)
 //
+todo: move all this shit to Window.$gz as subkeys on it and then modify all the caller code that used to use vm vue property version
+//then modify the inventory-widget-edit form initialization shit so that the stuff needed after form loads still happens but the before is moved to route before enter and that it's all called 
+//with two separate methods: One standard one for init form before it is loaded and one for init form stuff for after it's loaded.  BeforeLoadInit, AfterLoadInit or something
+window.$gzlocale = locale;
+window.$gzformcustomtemplate = gzformcustomtemplate;
 Object.defineProperty(Vue.prototype, "$gztype", { value: gztype });
 Object.defineProperty(Vue.prototype, "$gzrole", { value: roles });
 Object.defineProperty(Vue.prototype, "$gzevent", { value: gzeventbus });
diff --git a/ayanova/src/views/inventory-widget-edit.vue b/ayanova/src/views/inventory-widget-edit.vue
index f3ecbbf4..801ca62b 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/views/inventory-widget-edit.vue
+++ b/ayanova/src/views/inventory-widget-edit.vue
@@ -206,19 +206,68 @@ const FORM_BASE_URL = "Widget/";
 const FORM_CUSTOM_TEMPLATE_KEY = "widget";
 
 export default {
+  beforeRouteEnter(to, from, next) {
+    //debugger;
+    console.log("beforeRouteEnter: TOP");
+
+    var ltKeysRequired = [
+      "Widget",
+      "WidgetName",
+      "WidgetSerial",
+      "WidgetDollarAmount",
+      "WidgetCount",
+      "WidgetRoles",
+      "WidgetStartDate",
+      "WidgetEndDate",
+      "WidgetNotes",
+      "WidgetCustom1",
+      "WidgetCustom2",
+      "WidgetCustom3",
+      "WidgetCustom4",
+      "WidgetCustom5",
+      "WidgetCustom6",
+      "WidgetCustom7",
+      "WidgetCustom8",
+      "WidgetCustom9",
+      "WidgetCustom10",
+      "WidgetCustom11",
+      "WidgetCustom12",
+      "WidgetCustom13",
+      "WidgetCustom14",
+      "WidgetCustom15",
+      "WidgetCustom16"
+    ];
+
+    $gzlocale
+      .fetch(ltKeysRequired)
+      .then(
+        $gzformcustomtemplate.get(FORM_CUSTOM_TEMPLATE_KEY).then(next())
+      );
+
+    console.log("beforeRouteEnter: BOTTOM");
+    // //very important as this in conjunction with the menu options means
+    // //navigation guards work properly by just sending people here
+    // next(() => {
+    //   auth.logout();
+    //   next();
+    // });
+  },
   beforeCreate() {
     console.log("BEFORECREATE: TOP");
     var vm = this;
     initForm(this)
       .then(() => {
         vm.formState.ready = true;
+        console.log("BEFORECREATE: INITFORM THEN");
       })
       .catch(err => {
         vm.formState.ready = true;
         vm.$gzHandleFormError(err);
       });
+    console.log("BEFORECREATE: BOTTOM");
   },
   created() {
+    console.log("CREATED: TOP");
     this.rights = this.$gzrole.getRights(this, this.$gztype.Widget);
 
     this.$gzevent.$on("menu-click", clickHandler);
@@ -626,9 +675,7 @@ var JUST_DELETED = false;
 // }
 
 function initForm(vm) {
-  return  vm.$gzformcustomtemplate.get(FORM_CUSTOM_TEMPLATE_KEY).then(fetchLocaleText(vm).then(
-    populatePickLists(vm))
-  );
+  return populatePickLists(vm);
 }
 
 //////////////////////
@@ -646,38 +693,38 @@ function populatePickLists(vm) {
 //////////////////////
 //
 //
-function fetchLocaleText(vm) {
-  //Cache all required lt keys
-  var ltKeysRequired = [
-    "Widget",
-    "WidgetName",
-    "WidgetSerial",
-    "WidgetDollarAmount",
-    "WidgetCount",
-    "WidgetRoles",
-    "WidgetStartDate",
-    "WidgetEndDate",
-    "WidgetNotes",
-    "WidgetCustom1",
-    "WidgetCustom2",
-    "WidgetCustom3",
-    "WidgetCustom4",
-    "WidgetCustom5",
-    "WidgetCustom6",
-    "WidgetCustom7",
-    "WidgetCustom8",
-    "WidgetCustom9",
-    "WidgetCustom10",
-    "WidgetCustom11",
-    "WidgetCustom12",
-    "WidgetCustom13",
-    "WidgetCustom14",
-    "WidgetCustom15",
-    "WidgetCustom16"
-  ];
+// function fetchLocaleText(vm) {
+//   //Cache all required lt keys
+//   var ltKeysRequired = [
+//     "Widget",
+//     "WidgetName",
+//     "WidgetSerial",
+//     "WidgetDollarAmount",
+//     "WidgetCount",
+//     "WidgetRoles",
+//     "WidgetStartDate",
+//     "WidgetEndDate",
+//     "WidgetNotes",
+//     "WidgetCustom1",
+//     "WidgetCustom2",
+//     "WidgetCustom3",
+//     "WidgetCustom4",
+//     "WidgetCustom5",
+//     "WidgetCustom6",
+//     "WidgetCustom7",
+//     "WidgetCustom8",
+//     "WidgetCustom9",
+//     "WidgetCustom10",
+//     "WidgetCustom11",
+//     "WidgetCustom12",
+//     "WidgetCustom13",
+//     "WidgetCustom14",
+//     "WidgetCustom15",
+//     "WidgetCustom16"
+//   ];
 
-  return vm.$gzlocale.fetch(ltKeysRequired);
-}
+//   return vm.$gzlocale.fetch(ltKeysRequired);
+// }
 </script>
 
 <style></style>