i totally missed this angela!! so sorry!! i am just so happy that little hannah is doing so great!! we are just keeping her in our prayers, and talla always asks how she is doing. i say she is getting better. and that i'll ask her mommy. i hope your thanksgiving was just great!! Hugs ~medo

OK, invites have been sent out via MyPunchBowl (purpletrail was not cooperating). If you didn't get one, but would like one, please send me an email and I'll be happy to send you one. Looking forward to it! Tara

I've just updated the list above. Also, I've sent directions to most people I thought would need them. If you haven't recieved directions and you still need them, just shoot me a quick email and I will get them out to you. Just be sure to know appx. where you are coming from. I'm still waiting to hear from some people as to what they are bringing for the pot luck as well, so be sure to send me an email if you still have a ??? by your name! Just a few days till the swap!!!!!! YAY!!!!! And it looks as if the weather's going to be perfect. Mid 70's and sunny! The pool is open if anyone wants to take a swim! See everyone Sunday! Tara

Bill, I too am very grateful to you for sharing this information about the up-coming Kerdi price increase. I was already planning to order the Kerdi for our shower tomorrow but now I want to be sure to order everything we need at once. Our shower is 31 ½" x 72". It will have a 24" long curb and a 5Âhigh x 48" long tiled wall instead of a glass door. (Note that the wall is anchored to the ceiling with a post as you suggested:) The shower opening will be doorless. We have installed three niches on the back of the 5' wall. Please advise on how much Kerdi, Kerdi band and how many inside and outside corners we will need. The drain comes with 2 inside and 2 outside? Do we really need the Kerdi fix or can we use a less expensive sealer around the drain and shower valve? (The dealer told me that he doesnÂt sell much Kerdi-fix even to those who install the Kerdi products for a living.) To save money, we are planning to do a mud floor rather than ordering the kit. Would it be a lot easier to use the kit? Would the kit fit our shower? My brother is sending us 60 sq. ft. of Kerdi that was left over from his shower install. In addition, we plan to order the 108 sq. ft. roll. We will put the kerdi up to the height of the shower head (74") and cover the floor, the 5 wall, niches and curb. If we have enough, we will also Kerdi the outside of the 5 wall. I read on one of your posts that the niches should not be placed too low because they will fill with water. Do these niches look too low to you? They are 37 " and 45" from the floor. The shelves are slanted about 1/4" to allow the water to run off. We havenÂt decided whether to install the large triangle Better Bench on the shower-head wall. (Not sure if it would get in the way too much.) How much more Kerdi would be needed to cover the Better Bench? One more issue to resolve before I order the Kerdi drain. We dug a trench in the concrete so we can move the drain about 34" from the shower head wall. Unfortunately, there is a pipe that crosses the trench for the drain. The top of that pipe is 5 ½" below the floor surface. Can we run the drain pipe over the (blue)cross-pipe or will it cause the drain to be too high? When I attach the shower drain pipe, the top of the drain pipe will be 2 ½" below the floor surface. Thanks in advance for your help. Photo below shows shower-head wall (at back) and side walls.