I would like to thank each of you that were so kind to help me with my dilemma! This board is truly a place of refuge for many including myself. I have a friend that lives nearby that is an auto tech. He is difficult to get ahold of, but by chance I was able to get him to test drive my car after we both went to church today. He said it was the new pads that needed to be broken in and proceeded to perform the 8 step exercise that was mentioned here first to me. By the way, he had no knowledge of the advice I was getting here, I just wanted to see what his opinion was, and it matched up perfectly to the kind help I was getting on this board! He also gave me a gentle lecture on using aftermarket parts and told me that within a week the brakes should be working perfectly and that I in fact did a good job changing them. Once again, thanks to all who replied to my cry for help!