Hi Moonman.
to the forum! How did you hear about us?
You don't need a big expensive scope to observe the moon. It's a great target for any telescope and it's your perseverance and passion that matter more.
You should try Steve Massey's new book, "Exploring the Moon". It's only $20 and is a good reference for what to look out for during each part of the lunar cycle.
Hope to see you back regularly, and bring some friends too!
There's a few other tasweigans on the forum, maybe you could hunt them down and hook up? Have a look through their bigger scopes and get aperture fever