I will start off with letting you all know this was my first time making preserves.  Apricot preserves or any kind of preserves for that matter.  Final opinion?  It was a bit too sweet.  So I have had to add them to my baking and omitting the sugar in recipes or liquids.  So far so good.

I scored!  I love my two new chairs.  I know they don't match, but isn't life all about pizzaz?  I present to you my new awesome chairs.