I don't know what to do with my pawns.

Some helpful books may be found online in pdf format... maybe something like

• Marovic, Drazen (2000) - Understanding Pawns Play In Chess 
• Baburin, Alexander (2003) - Winning Pawn Structures

Thanks, FerociousResolve for these suggestions.  I have never heard of Understanding Pawns in Chess and it sounds worth checking out.

Many times it takes patience to read through the many off-the-subject comments in the threads, but such suggestions as yours makes the effort worth it.

No problem, happy to help. I'm forcing myself through a bit of a learning curve as well. C:

Hey, now that I've noticed that you're a member, I should point out that IM Danny Rensch has put together a cool series of videos on pawn structures and their assiociated plans. You can use this link to find them: http://www.chess.com/video/library.html?keyword=pawn+structure&author=ACEChess&players=&opening=&skill_level=&category=&page=1

Oh, and let me point you to something which took me a few weeks to find,  Chess.com's Study Plans Directory: http://www.chess.com/article/view/study-plan-directory

Just remember the 80/20 rule. 80% percent of your time now should be spent playing, with the other 20% being spent on studying theory.

Ok, enough waffle from me. Wishing you many fun and challenging learning experiences!

Hey, wasn't that a song by Dionne Warwick?

haha, good one! 

Wow! so much help already, and not just for me but everyone who needs it about this topic. Definiately will check out some books and looks and look at Danny's stuff.