Widgets Causing Validation Errors <li> And <ul>

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I just created one of my very favorite themes I have made to date. The problem is that I am getting so many validation errors, it is making me bonkers.

 

How it is SUPPOSED to look is: www.lauralohr.com/laura, except the nav bar/menu bar should be displaying UNDER the header image.

 

I validated my live site: www.lauralohr.com down to 16 errors (WHOO HOO! Down from 41 errors!), but as you can see, the container, page, EVERYTHING is all messed up when I use valid code.

 

So, two problems:

 

1. How do I validate the <ul> <li> </ul> </li> errors in the widgets. (I am clueless how to resolve this!)

 

2. How do I make the menu bar/nav bar display correctly. My CSS appears to be valid, except for a parsing error that I cannot figure out.

 

 

Can anyone help? Your wisdom is greatly appreciated!