hahaha
ok, he fixed it without the blades because he assumed it was the way it was
so he is taking it back to iHome to complain about the missing blades
but it is still a win for him cause he managed to fix it to the ceiling and that's something his family had been harping about since the first day he failed at tying his own shoelace.

Oh dear, I may be overthinking it too now hahaha
Thank you @carolkean for swinging by, reading and giving this story some thought :D