"Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for the jam"

For the past week, this is how Jade begins EVERY bedtime prayer. I had no idea canning a bunch of sugared chopped cherries (with pectin, lemon juice, and lemon peel) would have such a lasting effect on my 3-year-old.
Here are some pics of the process. I had Doug's sister Cammie come help me, and she did a great job. I ended up processing them for a little over 15 minutes, even through the recipe said to do it for only 5. This is because I freaked out when after 5 minutes I noticed the lids weren't vacuum sealed. So, I put them back in the water bath and called my mom....who wasn't HOME!! So, I did a little research online and discovered they don't actually pop down until the cooling process. So, after 15 minutes, I pulled them out and now they are all beautifully sealed. All 9 of them. What in the world am I going to to do with NINE jars? At least they're small. They're cute too!