diff --git a/WebContent/js/cah.ajax.js b/WebContent/js/cah.ajax.js
index f70e8eb..902bd33 100644
--- a/WebContent/js/cah.ajax.js
+++ b/WebContent/js/cah.ajax.js
@@ -8,25 +8,36 @@ cah.ajax = {};
 cah.ajax.ErrorHandlers = {};
 cah.ajax.SuccessHandlers = {};
 
-// TODO run a timer to see if we have more than X pending requests and delay further ones until
-// we get results
-cah.ajax.pendingRequests = {};
-
-cah.ajax.serial = 0;
+/**
+ * Create a new cah ajax helper.
+ * 
+ * @returns {cah.ajax.lib}
+ * @constructor
+ */
+cah.ajax.lib = function() {
+  // TODO run a timer to see if we have more than X pending requests and delay further ones until
+  // we get results
+  this.pendingRequests = {};
+  this.serial = 0;
+};
 
 $(document).ready(function() {
+  /**
+   * Singleton instance for ajax utility.
+   * 
+   * @type {cah.ajax.lib}
+   */
+  cah.Ajax = new cah.ajax.lib();
   $.ajaxSetup({
     cache : false,
-    error : cah.ajax.error,
-    success : cah.ajax.done,
+    context : cah.Ajax,
+    error : cah.Ajax.error,
+    success : cah.Ajax.done,
     timeout : cah.DEBUG ? undefined : 10 * 1000, // 10 second timeout for normal requests
     // timeout : 1, // 10 second timeout for normal requests
     type : 'POST',
     url : '/cah/AjaxServlet'
   });
-
-  // see if we already exist on the server so we can resume
-  cah.ajax.request("firstload", {});
 });
 
 /**
@@ -42,48 +53,48 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
  * @param {?function(jqXHR,textStatus,errorThrown)}
  *          [opt_errback] Optional error callback.
  */
-cah.ajax.request = function(op, data, opt_errback) {
+cah.ajax.lib.prototype.request = function(op, data, opt_errback) {
   data.op = op;
-  data.serial = cah.ajax.serial++;
+  data.serial = this.serial++;
   var jqXHR = $.ajax({
     data : data
   });
-  cah.ajax.pendingRequests[data.serial] = data;
+  this.pendingRequests[data.serial] = data;
   cah.log.debug("ajax req", data);
   if (opt_errback) {
     jqXHR.fail(opt_errback);
   }
 };
 
-cah.ajax.error = function(jqXHR, textStatus, errorThrown) {
+cah.ajax.lib.prototype.error = function(jqXHR, textStatus, errorThrown) {
   // TODO deal with this somehow
   // and figure out which request it was so we can remove it from pending
   debugger;
   cah.log.error(textStatus);
 };
 
-cah.ajax.done = function(data) {
+cah.ajax.lib.prototype.done = function(data) {
   cah.log.debug("ajax done", data);
   if (data['error']) {
     // TODO cancel any timers or whatever we may have, and disable interface
-    var req = cah.ajax.pendingRequests[data.serial];
+    var req = this.pendingRequests[data.serial];
     if (req && cah.ajax.ErrorHandlers[req.op]) {
       cah.ajax.ErrorHandlers[req.op](data);
     } else {
       cah.log.error(data.error_message);
     }
   } else {
-    var req = cah.ajax.pendingRequests[data.serial];
+    var req = this.pendingRequests[data.serial];
     if (req && cah.ajax.SuccessHandlers[req.op]) {
       cah.ajax.SuccessHandlers[req.op](data);
     } else if (req) {
       cah.log.error("Unhandled response for op " + req.op);
     } else {
-      cah.log.error("Unknown response for serial " + data.serial);
+      cah.log.error("Response for unknown serial " + data.serial);
     }
   }
 
-  if (data.serial >= 0 && cah.ajax.pendingRequests[data.serial]) {
-    delete cah.ajax.pendingRequests[data.serial];
+  if (data.serial >= 0 && this.pendingRequests[data.serial]) {
+    delete this.pendingRequests[data.serial];
   }
 };