I really think you've got the hang of this...sometimes it takes a while for a DBer to get it.
Stay the course.
As for the Ls, yep...I am seeing that it is being dragged out. That's good for you...because if W really wanted to move things along NOW, she would have done something already.
Inaction is also action. This is something that newbies really do not fully grasp as a part of the DB arsenal.