Lesley, congratulations on the excitement of your first boiling session!! There's nothing quite like it is there? Just wait until that first batch is finished. You'd better have some fresh homemade waffles or pancakes on the menu!

As for the low sugar issue, at the moment it's more of an observation than a consternation. While this is only my fourth year sugaring, by the end of my first year I knew that Mother Nature loves to jerk our chain and sugarers love to compare notes. That's all part of the fun.