I-17 I hope everyone's day is going well (or at least better!) I had a fan-tab-u-lous day... got some errands done, both basil types and a tomato have sprouted, chatted with my new neighbors Rich and his wife (whose name I forgot) AND did some planting of last year's dahlias and a few of the goodies from my box! Did I say box? Heck yes I did! Mrs. Speedy-Gonz-Bunny had her DC# emailed to me before I had even finished passing out partners, and I must say SERIOUSLY outdid herself! Here is the list: Chocolates Lavender-Vanilla "pillow mist" Raspberry Sorbet reed diffuser 2 sampler packs of tea memo pad booklet Avon moisture therapy creme 2 coconut husk suet feeders Burt's Lip Balm (I'm a Burt's-a-holic!) 2 magazines titled "Garden Design" 2 very pretty yard stakes 4 colorful pot hangers a bamboo and metal windchime (hanging outside) baggies for seeds seeds- calendula, bunny tail grass, mexican sunflower, pansies, petunias & wildflower mix and last but not least... bulbs- freesia & triteleia queen fabiola (Planted them both!) I love it all, thank you so much! *Hugs and squishes back!* ~Laura

Iris, you're coming in under the wire, but you made it! And what a cool theme! E-mail your address to Wendy, okay? Here's an update on who is playing, and what their theme is... Dan/dan_the_mailman.......... ALL THINGS YELLOW Becky/proudgm_03............. CELEBRATE FALL Carmen/gardencraze........... CURIOUS CONTENT BY ME Linda/lindaruzicka........... ON A MISTY MORN Leah/dancingrabbit........... ALL THINGS WILD Melissa/hazelnutbunny........ I DON'T WANNA GROW UP! Joan/ejmoore510.............. JACK-O-LANTERN JAMBOREE Wendy/sassybutterfly_2008.... MOONLIGHT SERENADE Kamil/kamiljablo............. A LITTLE BIT OF THIS N' A LITTLE BIT OF THAT... Amelia/amelia_pepper_lady..... BAYOU BLUES Heidi/bhnash ................. CHOCOLATE & VANILLA (yum!) Annie/canyonwind.............. GIRLS (AND BOYS) JUST WANNA HAVE FUN Laura/lilangel1181............ ALL THINGS BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL Daisy/Margarita10............. MARGARITAVILLE Margo/smitties................ AROMATHERAPY Alana/poisondartfrog.......... VAMPIRE SLUMBER PARTY Deb/debbya.................... FOR THE BIRDS Tery?/tergrov................. WOODSTOCK Jess/jessied.................. WARM COLORS, COOL TREATS Iris/rane_grow................ SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW And I believe that makes 20 players, if everyone has stayed current. Cool!

The problem is not the box but how it is mounted. Looking at HD, that box is only rated for a 35lb fan. You need something stronger. There are a couple of ways to do this, depending on whether your ceiling is open to the joists, or accessible from above, or not. If open, you can use a 2x4 nailed in between the joists. The box then will be attached to the underside, so leave enough clearance for the box and sheetrock. If closed, then there is a device out there that I've used several times. It is a steel rod-like thing that expands. The ends have spikes that, when expanded, drive into the joists to hold it. It screws together and fits up into the ceiling through the hole for the box. Once up there, you 'unscrew' it which lengthens it until it firmly grips the joists. You then attach a metal box to it with the hardware provided (U-clamp and aircraft nuts). Here is a link that might be useful: HD westinghouse fan box

Glenda, I treasure all the recipes I have saved from your post. Thank you so much for brittle recipe, It was perfect. I have so many of your recipes written in my cookbooks to give my grands. I have them labeled as Miss Glenda’s. I often hear, can we bake Miss Glenda’s chocolate cake? Think that was one of grands first recipes. I have appreciated you sharing recipes all these years.