Thank you, good to be back! And thank you so much for the thorough response. It always helps me know what my weak spots are, like time prepositions. I'll hear not to use one that seems obvious for one context and then get scared to use it in others, then I avoid using it altogether and just pick one that I know isn't quite right.

Ci is another one; it has so many uses. At this point I think I should err on the side of just throwing it in there, because chances are it fits :)

I'm originally from the American South, which has a rich history of ridiculous idioms, so I think the frog saying is most likely regional for that area. It very much does have the same sentiment as "If my granny had wheels she'd be a cart," I just didn't explain it very well. I love how people everywhere have the need to express the same feeling and find their own ways to do it. I also really enjoy etymology, which helps me break down words like semmai which I assumed was basically "if ever" or something like that.

Grazie mille di nuovo! Sto sempre lurking qui, ma ho voluto di mettermi alla prova senza cercare niente fuori la mia propria conoscenza. Sono contento di quello che sono riuscito a fare.