Kool-Aid Pickles

I recently saw these in my favorite magazine Country Woman, and thought why not give them a try! I put the red ones in a Christmas container, just seemed right. They do taste like Kool-Aid, very unique! The recipe called for slicing whole pickles but I just bought a jar already sliced. It also didn't call for spears but I experimented with them as well.

1 jar (32 ounces) sliced or spear dill pickles, undrained

2/3 cup sugar

1 envelope (.14 ounce) unsweetened Kool-Aid mix, any flavor

 Drain pickles, reserve juice. Combine the pickle juice with sugar and Kool-Aid, stir until sugar is dissolved. 

Return pickles to jar. Pour juice mixture over pickles. Discard any remaining juice. Cover and refrigerate one week before serving.

I used different jars but the pickles can be put back in the jar they came in.

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Re-Do Wooden Box

I bought this cute wooden box at a yard sale, for a dollar or two. I thought I could re-do it for my son, he could use it as a place to keep his keys, wallet, cell phone etc. Only one side was painted, the rest bare wood.

We live in Oklahoma and my son is an Oklahoma State Cowboy fan, so that was my theme.  I took off the handle and will use it on something else. I gave it a good sanding inside and out. I painted the inside OSU orange and the outside black. I had wanted to play around with crackle paint and this seemed to be the perfect project. I used white paint that crackled showing the black underneath. 

 It was a lot of fun to do and I like the results.

My daughter found the Pistol Pete drawer pulls on sale, it gives him a place to hang things. The legs are wooden candle holders I had bought at Hobby Lobby years ago. I painted them black and used screws to hold them in place. Before I added the drawer pulls I used a spray sealer inside and out.

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Round Barn

A few summers ago my family and I took a trip on Highway 66 and visited Arcadia, Oklahoma to see this historic Round Barn. We homeschool and are from Oklahoma and love to see the sights in our home state.  The barn was built in 1898, by William Harrison Odor and with help from members of his family and neighbors.

Mr. Odor believed building the barn round would protect it from tornados.

 The barn is 60' in diameter and 45' in height.

Admission is Free!

The barn is two stories high, the lower level was for livestock and the top story was for barn dances and other special gatherings.  Today the lower level is a museum and gift shop and the top story is rented out for weddings, receptions and parties. 

In 1988 the roof collapsed, it took local citizens four years to raise money and repair the barn.

Oklahoma is my home state and I have to say I am proud to be an Okie!