The Chandelier is hung!

Sorry for the poor quality of photos. Since my camera is broken I'm using an old one that is only 2 mega pixels and it doesn't work very well. This is the chandelier that I bought at a garage sale awhile back for $20. Click here to see that post.
A couple weeks ago my ex-husband came over to help me hang the chandelier. We got it up and I flicked the switch and we heard a loud POP! IT SCARED ME TO DEATH! Electricity is scary to me. Anyway, I knew what the problem was right away. When I had rewired it, I didn't replace the old light sockets just the wiring. They were old and I should have known better. We took it down and I was without a light in my dining room for a few weeks. Friday I finally bought 5 new sockets and put them in and now it's working perfectly and I love it. It adds so much sparkle to my home. I'm not sure if you can tell from these blurry pictures but I only have 3 shades on the lights. These are from my old chandelier which only had 3 arms so I still need to buy some new ones for this 5-arm chandelier.

Then there was another problem though. I guess the first time when I shorted out the light it must have done something to the dimmer switch on the wall. It would turn the chandelier on but it wouldn't dim. I bought a new one and installed it myself! I have to tell you I was so proud that I did it myself. I did have to call my dad and ask a few questions, but I did it! YAY!