BlueEcho, I'm sorry to hear about the mouth problems.  Nasty things, canker sores.

I haven't taken the time to examine Les's work on the boots yet.  :-(  However, I did look at Phil's site and found out how to fix the bending heel problem.  The solution is here  (http://www.philc.net/ShoeDesigner_page2.php), and I will be setting up an updated version for upload in a day or so.

I'm very embarrassed, because the fix to the instep took mere seconds.  Had I paid more attention, it would never have gone out that way in the first place.  :-(