Thanks jason, I actually went with another method where I created a separate table in my database that would list all the options per product ID. That seems to work for now where I just have an add to cart button for each option. The problem of course is when you have different option groups per product where its undesirable to have the different variations listed - ends up being like 10 options or so...
I still want to try and get the drop-down lists created, but I can't figure out how to add the selected item to the cart.
I'll create a new page and send it to you!