every time I put water in a bucket my guy refuses to move and I can still save and stuff?

I had the same problem, I was unable to make food for the villagers as a result (and also I had to start over)

Yes, it appears this bug is back after being fixed... We'll be updating Version 3 with a fix soon... In the meantime you can get water by using the bucket on cows (among other things). No, really :D