diff --git a/app/ayanova/src/api/locale.js b/app/ayanova/src/api/locale.js
index 7f4c13ce..a08f286c 100644
--- a/app/ayanova/src/api/locale.js
+++ b/app/ayanova/src/api/locale.js
@@ -22,17 +22,65 @@ Methods
 
 */
 
-const lt = {};
+var lt = {};
 
 export default {
   Get(key) {
-    debugger;
+    console.log("locale::Get -> " + key);
     if (!_.has(lt, key)) {
+      console.log("locale::Get Key not found");
       return "?" + key + "?";
     }
+    console.log("locale::Get Key was found");
     return lt[key];
   },
-  async Fetch(keys) {
+  SuperFetch(keys) {
+    return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
+      console.log("locale::fetch -> " + keys);
+      //step 1: build an array of keys that we don't have already
+      var NeedIt = [];
+      for (var i = 0; i < keys.length; i++) {
+        if (!_.has(lt, keys[i])) {
+          NeedIt.push(keys[i]);
+        }
+      }
+      fetch(config.apiUrl + "locale/subset", {
+        method: "post",
+        mode: "cors",
+        headers: {
+          Accept: "application/json, text/plain, */*",
+          "Content-Type": "application/json",
+          Authorization: "Bearer " + getToken()
+        },
+        body: JSON.stringify(NeedIt)
+      })
+        .then(api.status)
+        .then(api.json)
+        .then(response => {
+          _.forEach(response.data, function(item) {
+            lt[item.key] = item.value;
+          });
+          console.log(
+            "locale::fetch, done and returning from fetch api call and processing "
+          );
+          resolve();
+        }) //succeeded, nothing to return
+        .catch(function(error) {
+          reject(error);
+        });
+
+      // var z = keys.length;
+      // if (isMomHappy) {
+
+      //   resolve(true); // fulfilled
+      // } else {
+      //   var reason = new Error("mom is not happy");
+      //   reject(reason); // reject
+      // }
+    });
+  },
+  Fetch(keys) {
+    console.log("locale::fetch -> " + keys);
     //step 1: build an array of keys that we don't have already
     var NeedIt = [];
     for (var i = 0; i < keys.length; i++) {
@@ -56,12 +104,16 @@ export default {
         _.forEach(response.data, function(item) {
           lt[item.key] = item.value;
         });
-        debugger;
-        return Promise.resolve(true);
+        console.log(
+          "locale::fetch, done and returning from fetch api call and processing "
+        );
+        return null;
       }) //succeeded, nothing to return
       .catch(function(error) {
-        return Promise.reject(error);
+        return error;
       });
   },
-  ClearCache() {}
+  ClearCache() {
+    lt = {};
+  }
 };
diff --git a/app/ayanova/src/utils/initialize.js b/app/ayanova/src/utils/initialize.js
index 93a25504..32d5b948 100644
--- a/app/ayanova/src/utils/initialize.js
+++ b/app/ayanova/src/utils/initialize.js
@@ -15,13 +15,16 @@ function addNavItem(title, icon, route) {
 // Initialize the app
 // on change of authentication status
 export default function initialize() {
+  console.log("initialize called");
   //clear the nav items either way
   store.state.navItems = [];
   //clear the locale text cache
   lt.ClearCache();
   if (store.state.authenticated) {
+    console.log("initialize about to call fetch");
     //fetch the required localized text keys into the cache
-    lt.Fetch([
+    lt.SuperFetch([
+      "Home",
       "Service",
       "Dispatch",
       "Inventory",
@@ -31,8 +34,10 @@ export default function initialize() {
       "HelpAboutAyaNova",
       "Logout"
     ])
-      .then(() => {
-        debugger;
+      .then(function() {
+        console.log(
+          "initialize back from fetch call, about to use the keys supposedly fetched now"
+        );
         //put nav items into store
         //Everyone has a home
         addNavItem(lt.Get("Home"), "home", "/");
@@ -87,7 +92,9 @@ export default function initialize() {
         addNavItem(lt.Get("Logout"), "sign-out-alt", "/login");
       })
       .catch(function(error) {
-        alert("initialize::LT->Prefetch failed: " + error);
+        // oops, mom don't buy it
+        console.log(error.message);
+        // output: 'mom is not happy'
       });
   }
 }