diff --git a/collects/honu/main.rkt b/collects/honu/main.rkt
index f6291a468d..892ea9ae38 100644
--- a/collects/honu/main.rkt
+++ b/collects/honu/main.rkt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
          "private/literals.ss"
          "private/syntax.ss"
          "private/more.ss"
+         (for-template scheme/base)
          (for-template "private/literals.rkt")
          (for-syntax "private/more.ss")
          (for-syntax "private/syntax.ss")
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@
 (define (sql5) #f)
 
 (provide (rename-out (#%dynamic-honu-module-begin #%module-begin)
-                     (honu-top #%top)
+                     ;; (honu-top #%top)
                      (semicolon \;
                                 )
                      (honu-+ +)
@@ -48,6 +49,8 @@
                      (honu-. |.|)
                      )
 
+         #%top
+
          ;; sql nonsense
          (rename-out 
            (sql1 SQL_create_insert)
@@ -97,12 +100,15 @@
          display2
          newline
          with-syntax
+         honu-unparsed-begin
+         (for-template with-syntax)
          ;; stuff i done want
          define
          let
          ;; end stuff
          else
          #%app
+         (for-template #%app)
          quote
          ...
          foobar2000
diff --git a/collects/honu/private/honu-typed-scheme.rkt b/collects/honu/private/honu-typed-scheme.rkt
index f3b7a20268..d5c2a585b1 100644
--- a/collects/honu/private/honu-typed-scheme.rkt
+++ b/collects/honu/private/honu-typed-scheme.rkt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
                      syntax/parse
                      syntax/parse/experimental/splicing
                      scheme/splicing
+                     macro-debugger/emit
                      "contexts.ss"
                      "util.ss"
                      "ops.ss"
@@ -506,10 +507,11 @@ if (foo){
 (define-honu-syntax scheme-syntax
   (lambda (body ctx)
     (syntax-parse body
-      [(_ expr . rest)
+      [(_ template . rest)
        (values
          (lambda ()
-           (apply-scheme-syntax #'#'expr))
+           (printf "Applying syntax to ~a\n" (quote-syntax template))
+           (apply-scheme-syntax #'#'template))
          #'rest)])))
 
 (define-honu-syntax honu-provide
@@ -562,6 +564,9 @@ if (foo){
   [pattern (~seq x ...) #:with result #'(honu-unparsed-begin x ...)])
 
 (define-syntax (honu-unparsed-begin stx)
+  (emit-remark "Honu unparsed begin!" stx)
+  #;
+  (emit-remark "Honu unparsed begin" stx)
   (printf "honu unparsed begin: ~a at phase ~a\n" (syntax->datum stx) (syntax-local-phase-level))
   (syntax-case stx ()
     [(_) #'(void)]
diff --git a/collects/honu/private/macro.rkt b/collects/honu/private/macro.rkt
index 480a1d2d50..0afbbcbb7b 100644
--- a/collects/honu/private/macro.rkt
+++ b/collects/honu/private/macro.rkt
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
          "parse.ss"
          "syntax.ss"
          syntax/parse
+         (for-syntax macro-debugger/emit)
+         (for-meta 2 macro-debugger/emit
+                   scheme/base)
          (for-meta -3
            (only-in "literals.rkt" (#%parens literal-parens)))
          #;
@@ -454,6 +457,7 @@
 
 (define foobar 0)
 
+
 (define-honu-syntax honu-macro
   (lambda (stx ctx)
     (define-syntax-class honu-macro3
@@ -493,6 +497,7 @@
                    (syntax/loc stx
                                (define-honu-syntax name
                                  (lambda (stx ctx)
+                                   #;
                                    (printf "Executing macro `~a' on input `~a'\n" 'name (syntax->datum stx))
                                    (syntax-parse stx
                                      #:literal-sets ([cruft #:at name])
@@ -503,9 +508,15 @@
                                         (with-syntax ([(real-out (... ...)) #'(code ...)])
                                           (let ([result (honu-unparsed-begin #'(real-out (... ...)))])
                                             (lambda () result)))
-                                        (printf "Macro transformer `~a'\n" (syntax->datum #'(code ...)))
-                                        (let ([result (honu-unparsed-begin code ...)])
-                                          (lambda () result))
+                                        (begin
+                                          #;
+                                          (emit-remark "Do macro transformer" (quote-syntax (code ...)))
+                                          #;
+                                          (printf "Macro transformer `~a'\n" (syntax->datum (quote-syntax (code ...))))
+                                          (let ([result (honu-unparsed-begin code ...)])
+                                            (lambda ()
+                                              (emit-remark "Excuting macro " (symbol->string 'name))
+                                              result)))
                                         #'(rrest (... ...)))]))))))
                  #;
                  (with-syntax ([parsed (let-values ([(out rest*)
diff --git a/collects/honu/private/more.ss b/collects/honu/private/more.ss
index 3e3ec66912..38f61b298e 100644
--- a/collects/honu/private/more.ss
+++ b/collects/honu/private/more.ss
@@ -214,6 +214,19 @@
              (with-syntax ([unparsed (make-unparsed #'(expr ...))])
                #'(fix-template unparsed))
 
+             #;
+             (datum->syntax stx
+                            (cons #'fix-template
+                                  (cons #'unparsed #'(expr (... ...))))
+                            stx stx)
+
+             #;
+             (let ([original #'(expr (... ...))])
+               (datum->syntax original
+                              (cons #'fix-template
+                                    (cons #'unparsed #'(expr (... ...))))
+                              original original))
+
              #'(fix-template (unparsed expr (... ...)))
 
              #;
diff --git a/collects/honu/private/parse.rkt b/collects/honu/private/parse.rkt
index 5a81250572..4689444d72 100644
--- a/collects/honu/private/parse.rkt
+++ b/collects/honu/private/parse.rkt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
          syntax/parse/experimental/splicing
          "syntax.ss"
          (for-syntax syntax/parse)
+         macro-debugger/emit
          scheme/splicing
          (for-syntax syntax/define)
          syntax/name
@@ -496,11 +497,6 @@
     [else (raise-syntax-error 'parse-an-expr "cant parse" stx)]
     ))
 
-(define-syntax (invoke-transformer stx)
-  (syntax-parse stx
-    [(_ all ...)
-     (parse #'(all ...))]))
-
 (define-splicing-syntax-class honu-body:class
                      #:literals (#%braces)
   [pattern (~seq (#%braces code ...))])
@@ -553,14 +549,7 @@
                                  (parse-block-one/2 #'(stuff ... more ...) context))])
                    (values out rest2))))
         ]
-    [(get-transformer stx) => 
-                           (lambda (transformer)
-                             (values
-                               (with-syntax ([(all ...) stx])
-                                 #'(invoke-transformer all ...))
-                               #'()))
-                           #;
-                           (lambda (transformer)
+    [(get-transformer stx) => (lambda (transformer)
                                 (define introducer (make-syntax-introducer))
                                 (define introduce introducer)
                                 (define unintroduce introducer)