Kj, thanks for all the advice. Didn't even occur to me to find a group to learn from. I live in Utah, so that should be fairly easy to accomplish.
I would agree with you about publishing to the web. I have not been impressed with the built-in software tools of website building. I've put together a few on my own before, so when I get ready to share, I'll be making something that works for me.
thanks again!