Snodderly has given you good advice. I don't know what to add to it.
Take it one day at a time. Your right you have grown this last year. I remember how hard it was for you and we kept telling you it would get easier.
OMG, as far as getting into their heads, not me. My H would tell me there were times that he felt like he was going crazy.
I loved thye sham wow story!!! My H and I when ever we see the commercial on TV, we both yell out SHAM WOW!!!! He said that he wanted some of them. Guess what??? I bought the imitators (heehee) and he told me that those weren't the ones made by the Germans! You know those Germans make good stuff!!!