HELP!!!!!

UPDATE: Starting over, ignore this!

Ok, ladies- I found a 3 column I love. Only, it's being a bit... testy.


Specific problems I need help with:

1. See those nifty moving clouds and butterflies? They show up in editor mode under layout, and they cover the EDIT button for the header. I can not access the header to remove the banner, or add text- at all!
2. See those links that say Home, Post RSS, Comment RSS, Edit RSS? I can not edit those to what I want, or make them links. They just sit there, all aggravating. 
3. If you look at the upper right corner of THIS post, there is text visible behind the box. What it is, and how it got there? Anyone's guess.

If anyone out there can help me, I would be VERY much obliged, and would be willing to chip in a free month of advertising on my blog. I'm totally lost, and ready to cry. :(


Heather