ImA4Wheelr, you are correct that the circuit for using a thermistor should look like a voltage divider (because it is a voltage divider). I’m not certain which position will work best for us, I’ve seen diagrams with the thermistor in either position.
I don’t see what the point of the capacitor is (for either divider). I don’t expect for it to provide any smoothing.
Have you considered skipping the thermistor business and going with an all-in-one temp sensor? Microa has used LM45, RMM has been experimenting with MCP9700 (Post#625). MCP9700 sounds like a good one to me.
I did not include pads specifically for a temp sensing IC, but I did include pads. You may lay an MCP9700 across the pad attached to Pin3 and pickup GND right next to it. You’ll need an air wire to pickup Vcc but that’s it.