Thanks everyone for the replies.  I will be checking out all of the pools suggested and see if I have better luck with a different pool.

Also, can someone explain to me why using a p2pool.org mining pool would be a better/worse solution for mining?  I am hoping someone can tell me why a person would choose to use a peer to peer mining pool over one of the other mining pools out there.  I know there are slower payouts on a p2pool.org mining pool but I would like some information on their pros/cons if someone can take a minute to answer this for me.

Thank you in advance for your time!