diff --git a/site/controllers/util_controller.php b/site/controllers/util_controller.php
index 03aa2a4..3a4ea43 100644
--- a/site/controllers/util_controller.php
+++ b/site/controllers/util_controller.php
@@ -62,4 +62,15 @@ class UtilController extends AppController {
   function rebuild_sandbox() { $this->rebuild_box('sand'); }
   function rebuild_devbox()  { $this->rebuild_box('dev'); }
 
+
+  /**************************************************************************
+   **************************************************************************
+   **************************************************************************
+   * function: logmsg
+   *  - action to allow posting log message data
+   */
+
+  function logmsg() {
+  }
+  
 }
diff --git a/site/views/layouts/default.ctp b/site/views/layouts/default.ctp
index f849b13..3b03b0c 100644
--- a/site/views/layouts/default.ctp
+++ b/site/views/layouts/default.ctp
@@ -86,6 +86,18 @@
 		echo $javascript->link('pmgr') . "\n";
 		echo $scripts_for_layout . "\n";
 	?>
+
+	<?php if ($this->params['action'] !== 'INTERNAL_ERROR'): ?>
+	<script type="text/javascript"><!--
+	if (typeof(jQuery) == 'undefined') {
+		window.location.href =
+			"<?php echo $html->url(array('controller' => 'util',
+			                   'action'     => 'INTERNAL_ERROR',
+	                                   'jQuery NOT LOADED!')); ?>";
+	}
+	--></script>
+	<?php endif; ?>
+
 </head>
 <body>
 
diff --git a/site/views/leases/invoice.ctp b/site/views/leases/invoice.ctp
index de740e9..99d937b 100644
--- a/site/views/leases/invoice.ctp
+++ b/site/views/leases/invoice.ctp
@@ -24,10 +24,22 @@ Configure::write('debug', '0');
 ?>
 
 <script type="text/javascript"><!--
+  var debugmsg = new Array();
+
+  if ($().accordion)
+    debugmsg.push('accordion loaded');
+  else
+    debugmsg.push('accordion NOT loaded');
+
+  if ($().ajaxForm)
+    debugmsg.push('ajaxForm loaded');
+  else
+    debugmsg.push('ajaxForm NOT loaded');
 
   // prepare the form when the DOM is ready 
   $(document).ready(function() { 
-      $("#debug").append('doc ready1' + '<BR>');
+      debugmsg.push('doc ready1');
+
       var options = { 
       target:        '#output-debug',   // target element(s) to be updated with server response 
       beforeSubmit:  verifyRequest,  // pre-submit callback 
@@ -41,19 +53,17 @@ Configure::write('debug', '0');
       //resetForm: true,        // reset the form after successful submit 
       };
 
-      if ($('#invoice-form').ajaxForm != null) 
-	$("#debug").append('ajax present' + '<BR>');
-      else
-	$("#debug").append('ajax not present' + '<BR>');
-
       // bind form using 'ajaxForm' 
       if ($('#invoice-form').ajaxForm != null) {
-	$("#debug").append('go ajax' + '<BR>');
+	debugmsg.push('bind ajaxForm');
 	$('#invoice-form').ajaxForm(options); 
-	$("#debug").append('ajax set' + '<BR>');
+	debugmsg.push('ajaxForm bound');
       }
-      else
+      else {
+	debugmsg.push('remove repeat label');
 	$('#repeat, label[for=repeat]').remove();
+      }
+
     });
  
 // pre-submit callback 
@@ -131,13 +141,13 @@ function showResponse(responseText, statusText)  {
 
 // Reset the form
 function resetForm(nocharge) {
-  $("#debug").append('reset form: ' + nocharge + '<BR>');
+  debugmsg.push('reset form: ' + nocharge);
   $('#charge-entry-id').val(1);
   $('#charges').html('');
 
   if (!nocharge)
     addChargeSource(false);
-  $("#debug").append('reset form done' + '<BR>');
+  debugmsg.push('reset form done');
 }
 
 
@@ -163,7 +173,7 @@ function onRowSelect(grid_id, lease_id) {
 }
 
 function onGridState(grid_id, state) {
-  $("#debug").append('on grid state: ' + grid_id + '; ' + state + '<BR>');
+  debugmsg.push('on grid state: ' + grid_id + '; ' + state + '; lid=' + $("#lease-id").val());
   if (state == 'visible') {
     $(".lease-selection-invalid").hide();
     $(".lease-selection-valid").hide();
@@ -177,12 +187,12 @@ function onGridState(grid_id, state) {
       $(".lease-selection-invalid").show();
     }
   }
-  $("#debug").append('on grid state done' + '<BR>');
+  debugmsg.push('on grid state done');
 }
 
 function addChargeSource(flash) {
-  $("#debug").append('add charge source' + '<BR>');
   var id = $("#charge-entry-id").val();
+  debugmsg.push('add charge source: flash=' + flash + '; id=' + id);
   addDiv('charge-entry-id', 'charge', 'charges', flash,
 	 // HTML section
 	 '<FIELDSET CLASS="charge subset">' +
@@ -218,14 +228,14 @@ function addChargeSource(flash) {
 
 	 '</FIELDSET>'
 	 );
-  $("#debug").append('add div complete' + '<BR>');
+  debugmsg.push('add div complete: id=' + id);
 
-  $("#debug").append('add datepicker1' + '<BR>');
+  debugmsg.push('add datepicker1: id=' + id);
   datepicker("Entry"+id+"EffectiveDate");
-  $("#debug").append('add datepicker2' + '<BR>');
+  debugmsg.push('add datepicker2: id=' + id);
   datepicker("Entry"+id+"ThroughDate");
 
-  $("#debug").append('add charge source complete' + '<BR>');
+  debugmsg.push('add charge source complete: id=' + id);
   return id;
   }
 
@@ -349,8 +359,10 @@ Configure::write('debug', '0');
   };
 
   $(document).ready(function(){
-      $("#debug").append('doc ready2' + '<BR>');
+      debugmsg.push('doc ready2');
+      debugmsg.push('make transaction-stamp datepicker');
       datepicker('TransactionStamp');
+      debugmsg.push('datepicker OK');
 
       $("#lease-id").val(0);
       $("#invoice-lease").html("INTERNAL ERROR");
@@ -362,13 +374,14 @@ Configure::write('debug', '0');
 
       <?php if (empty($movein)): ?>
 
-      $("#debug").append('movein empty' + '<BR>');
+      debugmsg.push('movein empty');
       resetForm();
+      debugmsg.push('transaction-stamp now');
       datepickerNow('TransactionStamp');
 
       <?php else: ?>
 
-      $("#debug").append('movein not empty' + '<BR>');
+      debugmsg.push('movein not empty');
       var id;
       resetForm(true);
 
@@ -450,6 +463,12 @@ Configure::write('debug', '0');
       $('#output-debug').show();
       <?php endif; ?>
 
+      $.post("<?php echo $html->url(array('controller' => 'util',
+					  'action' => 'logmsg')); ?>",
+	     { 'messages[]' : debugmsg }
+	     );
+
+      //$('#debug').html(debugmsg.join('<BR>'));
   });
 --></script>
 
