diff --git a/place.go b/place.go
index 4f24c48..03fa579 100644
--- a/place.go
+++ b/place.go
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import (
 	"go.wit.com/widget"
 )
 
-func (tk *guiWidget) placeBox(startW int, startH int) {
-	if tk.WidgetType != widget.Box {
+func (w *guiWidget) placeBox(startW int, startH int) {
+	if w.WidgetType != widget.Box {
 		return
 	}
 	// tk.dumpTree("beforebox")
@@ -17,21 +17,21 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) placeBox(startW int, startH int) {
 	newW := startW
 	newH := startH
 
-	for _, child := range tk.children {
+	for _, child := range w.children {
 		sizeW, sizeH := child.Size()
 		log.Log(INFO, "BOX START size(W,H) =", sizeW, sizeH, "new(W,H) =", newW, newH)
 		child.placeWidgets(newW, newH)
+		// re-get the Size (they should not have changed, but maybe they can?)
+		// TODO: figure this out or report that they did
 		sizeW, sizeH = child.Size()
-		if child.node.State.Direction == widget.Vertical {
-			log.Log(INFO, "BOX IS VERTICAL  ", tk.String(), "newWH()", newW, newH, "child()", sizeW, sizeH, child.String())
+		if w.node.State.Direction == widget.Vertical {
+			log.Log(INFO, "BOX IS VERTICAL  ", w.String(), "newWH()", newW, newH, "child()", sizeW, sizeH, child.String())
 			// expand based on the child height
-			// something is wrong here
-			newW += sizeW
-		} else {
-			log.Log(INFO, "BOX IS HORIZONTAL", tk.String(), "newWH()", newW, newH, "child()", sizeW, sizeH, child.String())
-			// expand based on the child width
-			// something is wrong here
 			newH += sizeH
+		} else {
+			log.Log(INFO, "BOX IS HORIZONTAL", w.String(), "newWH()", newW, newH, "child()", sizeW, sizeH, child.String())
+			// expand based on the child width
+			newW += sizeW
 		}
 		log.Log(INFO, "BOX END   size(W,H) =", sizeW, sizeH, "new(W,H) =", newW, newH)
 	}