Hey, Robert,
I don't think it was called Mothers, it was called something else. I have to go to 'Play it again Sports' soon, so maybe I'll drive out a little further and check out the name.
On the issue of spending more time on design - I was a hardcore Fox guy for years, so the learning curve with .NET and SQL Server in 2000/2001 was a big one for me. I spent a large amount of time just trying to figure out the technology.
Kevin