I've been battling this problem for some time now, and the sample you provided helped to resolve my issue. Thank you very much!!

I completely agree with your suggestion. Thank you for responding!

Thanks for your quick response! I know this is probably not surprising, but I just figured out a way to ping data to CloudKit without the use of Core Data. Metaphorically speaking, I would like to keep from having too many 'cooks in the kitchen', keeping my application as bare as it can be. This way, worrying about staying up-to-date with another feature like core data is one less struggle for me...especially if its not absolutely necessary