diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a675683..385c217 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -122,6 +122,27 @@ Keymaker.service.delete_relationship_request(:relationship_id => rel.neo4j_id)
 
 ```
 
+### Models
+
+```ruby
+class People
+  include Keymaker::Node
+    
+  property :name, String
+  property :age, Integer
+  property :title, String
+  
+  # creates an index called people with keys name and age
+  index :people, :on => :name
+  index :people, :on => :age
+
+end
+
+## in some controller ##
+node = People.new(:name => 'Trinity', :title => 'computer programmer and hacker', :age => '27')
+node.save
+```
+
 ### Nodes
 
 ```
@@ -142,8 +163,11 @@ Coming soon
 
 ### Querying
 
-```
-Coming soon
+```ruby
+## Cypher #
+
+results = Keymaker.service.execute_cypher("START n=node:tests(name='Trinity') return n", {})
+
 ```
 
 ## Contributing
diff --git a/lib/keymaker.rb b/lib/keymaker.rb
index 73b4142..2bf1856 100644
--- a/lib/keymaker.rb
+++ b/lib/keymaker.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 require 'faraday'
 require 'faraday_middleware'
 require 'hashie'
+require 'logger'
 require 'active_model'
 require 'active_model/validations'
 require 'active_model/callbacks'
@@ -45,18 +46,27 @@ module Keymaker
 
   VERSION = "0.1.0"
 
-  def self.service
-    @service ||= Keymaker::Service.new(Keymaker::Configuration.new)
-  end
-
-  def self.configure
-    @configuration = Keymaker::Configuration.new
-    yield @configuration
-    @service = Keymaker::Service.new(@configuration)
-  end
+  class << self
+  
+    attr_accessor :logger
+    
+    def service
+      @service ||= Keymaker::Service.new(Keymaker::Configuration.new)
+    end
 
-  def self.configuration
-    @configuration
+    def configure
+      @configuration = Keymaker::Configuration.new
+      yield @configuration
+      @service = Keymaker::Service.new(@configuration)
+    end
+  
+    def configuration
+      @configuration
+    end
+    
+    def logger
+      @logger ||= Logger.new(ENV['KEYMAKER_LOG'] ? ENV['KEYMAKER_LOG_FILE'] || $stdout : '/dev/null')
+    end
+    
   end
-
 end
diff --git a/lib/keymaker/parsers/cypher_response_parser.rb b/lib/keymaker/parsers/cypher_response_parser.rb
index a5d471b..fbe6e91 100644
--- a/lib/keymaker/parsers/cypher_response_parser.rb
+++ b/lib/keymaker/parsers/cypher_response_parser.rb
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@ class CypherResponseParser
     def self.parse(response_body)
       response_body.data.map do |result|
         if response_body.columns.one? && result.first.kind_of?(Hashie::Mash)
-          result.first.data
+          thing_id = result.first.self.split('/').slice(-2,2)
+          result.first.data.merge({thing_id[0] + '_id' => thing_id[1].to_i})
         else
           translate_response(response_body, result)
         end
       end
+      
     end
 
     def self.translate_response(response_body, result)
diff --git a/lib/keymaker/railtie.rb b/lib/keymaker/railtie.rb
index 0097d87..d9f0117 100644
--- a/lib/keymaker/railtie.rb
+++ b/lib/keymaker/railtie.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 require 'rails'
 
 class Railtie < Rails::Railtie
+  initializer 'Rails logger' do
+    Keymaker.logger = Rails.logger
+  end
   rake_tasks do
     load "keymaker/rails_tasks.rb"
   end
diff --git a/lib/keymaker/service.rb b/lib/keymaker/service.rb
index 1564c72..a205922 100644
--- a/lib/keymaker/service.rb
+++ b/lib/keymaker/service.rb
@@ -80,7 +80,9 @@ def batch_get_nodes(node_ids)
     end
 
     def execute_cypher(query, params)
+      Keymaker::logger.info("Keymaker:Cypher Request #{query.to_yaml}")
       response = execute_cypher_request({query: query, params: params})
+      Keymaker::logger.info("Keymaker:Cypher Response #{response.to_yaml}")
       Keymaker::CypherResponseParser.parse(response.body)
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/keymaker_spec.rb b/spec/keymaker_spec.rb
index f1b4e60..fabc6bb 100644
--- a/spec/keymaker_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/keymaker_spec.rb
@@ -178,8 +178,25 @@ def do_it
       it "performs the cypher query and responds" do
         do_it.first.email.should == john_email
       end
+
+    end
+    
+    context "node results returned (array)" do
+      let(:cypher_string) { "START n=node(*) RETURN n" }
+      
+      it "returns the node id as node_id" do
+        do_it.first.node_id.should == john_node_id.to_i  
+      end
     end
+    
+    context "relationship returned (array)" do
+      let(:cypher_string) { "START n=node(*) MATCH n-[r]-o RETURN r" }
 
+      it "returns the relationship id as relationship_id" do
+        relationship = Keymaker.service.create_relationship(:loves, john_node_id, sarah_node_id)
+        do_it.first.relationship_id.should == relationship.neo4j_id
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   context "nodes" do