Great job! I 'm not confused, but then, I've been watching the process for a few years now. The new people might be able to point something out.
I do have one question, though:
>> Can I get my mom to vote for my story?
No, these awards are meant to reflect the opinion of fanfic-reading FOLC. Getting non-FOLCs to vote for you is clearly ballot-stuffing.
What if your mom is a FOLC? I know there's a few families in the folcdom!