Thanks! I'll work on number 3.
I'm using the "emtiness" template. You can find me at lisa-on-life.com
As for number 2, I see where I can make a static page, but the main page where I've already transferred posts from my other blog is not an option. Should I start over...create a new home page and then transfer my posts there?
As for number 3, the pages are in the sidebar next to the header. If I use the page widget, then "pages" automatically appears even though I have not given that widget a title. When I take the page widget off, "pages" disappears but then I get "feed" and "login" at the bottom of my page listing. I don't know if I'm the only one who can see that or not. Can't seem to get rid of those.