I knew that it was やさしい, and I'd even looked it up to confirm it before I used it, too! I saw your reply this あさ, and I thought, "D'ouf! I knew that!!" I'm currently stumped as to why I misspelled/typed it.
Back to the い-adjective lesson for me. (I'm currently working with the Newbie lessons.) Thanks for the advance tip about putting things in the past! 
That will be really helpful. Also, the あなた tip was very helpful! I will keep that in mind!
Ah, yes... intransitive versus transitive verbs were hard for me to master, especially in upper-level French courses. Actually, I'm not sure that I ever really got the hang of them... or maybe I've used it so much that it's just natural in French.
So, I'll try to leave that be for now... until I get there in Japanese.
Also, thank you for the alternatives for thanking someone for their kindness. I appreciate it.
And the Kana are helpful in breaking things up- it's great in the lesson PDFs that there are both so we can see them.
kc8ufv- あなたのアドバイスをありがとう！hopefully, sticking to "enter" will be easier than spacebar... but it'll be a tough habit to break!
みんあさん、がんばります！I will try another simple Japanese post after I've studied a bit more.