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5th Saturday Weenie Roast: A Memorable Family Tradition

Published on October 1, 2025October 5, 2025 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog2 Comments

Some of our favorite memories from North Carolina were from the 5th Saturday Weenie Roasts that our church would have. It was so much fun to gather ’round an open fire and roast hot dogs (and marshmallows). The kids all played until they couldn’t play anymore, and everyone feasted on the potluck dishes that were brought. It was definitely a time of fellowship that we will cherish forever in our hearts.

We haven’t found anything similar to that here, but I was determined to keep that tradition alive so we would have our own version of 5th Saturdays at home. Sometimes friends and family will join in, but sometimes it is just us, and that’s ok.

An added benefit is that you and your kiddos will get comfortable cooking on an open fire, and that could come in handy during an emergency or power outage!

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Start Your Holiday Prep: Weeks 1 & 2 Guide

Published on September 29, 2025September 16, 2025 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place BlogLeave a comment

The next two weeks, we really need to start gathering our ideas and materials for upcoming holidays… this is something I have done for over a decade to keep from feeling so rushed and frantic before the holidays. We still have those last-minute things that pop up, but everything runs pretty smoothly for the most part.

I really wish I had developed this system a LONG TIME AGO! I will post every week to help keep myself on track and maybe help others also… who knows, maybe I can try to do a quick video about these on YouTube as well!

Here are the links for the whole series:

Ultimate Holiday Planning: A 12 Week Strategy

We are working on weeks 1&2 right now, and so can you! I’ll even try to create a printable for each week to make things a little easier!

Getting Ready for the Holidays Weeks 1 & 2

You can also print out the Event Planning Guide or the Planning Notebook under the Printable Library Tab to help you get started with your plans!

Be sure to leave some of your holiday plans and ideas in the comment section below!

God Bless!

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10 Delicious Pumpkin Recipes to Try This Fall

Published on September 27, 2025September 16, 2025 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog2 Comments

Did you know that pumpkins are actually fruits? Well, we like them either way but here are some of our favorite recipes!

Here are our Favorite Pumpkin Recipes:

Luscious Four-Layer Pumpkin Cake
Pumpkin cinnamon rolls
Pumpkin Honey Pancakes
Pumpkin Roll
Pumpkin Muffins
Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Pumpkin Pie
Crockpot Pumpkin Butter
Sourdough Pumpkin Whoopie Pies
Butternut Squash Medley – ok, not pumpkin but this is so GOOD!

What is your favorite Fall recipe? Let me know and include a link in the comments below!

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Easy Cinnamon Roll Recipes for Every Occasion

Published on September 26, 2025September 23, 2025 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog1 Comment

Did you know that October 4th is Cinnamon Roll Day? Well, they are pretty good, so I can see why they have their own day, but we don’t need a special day to eat them around here. We do have them requested pretty often for special days though as my older kids don’t get to have them as often as the ones who still live at home.

Here are our favorite Cinnamon Roll Recipes:

Sourdough Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls

Everyone’s Favorite Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls

Cinnamon Rolls – NO SOURDOUGH NEEDED

Not actual Cinnamon Rolls but close to the same flavor:

Cinnamon Dippers

Cinnamon Cream Cheese Roll-Ups

Cinnamon Roll Muffins

Cinnamon Roll Pancakes

Empty Tomb Rolls (aka Resurrection Rolls) and Resurrection Donut Idea

Making Memories: Rustic Backyard Garden Wedding Menu

Published on September 25, 2025October 5, 2025 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog3 Comments

Oh my goodness, Y’all! I just realized that I never posted the wedding menu from last year… and here we are almost a year later! Thank goodness for my Holiday Planner… I’ve got my notes 🙂 Thankfully, some of the family and friends did offer to bring some of the food… that helped a lot.

Most of the recipes were able to be made in advance, so we spent the two days before the wedding getting all the food prepped. It was a lot of work, but we had a lot of family come to help, and many hands make light work, and God enabled us with the spirit of determination to get it done!

In my defense, I believe that I was waiting so I could post some of the photos, but sadly the photos were lost so we never got the ones we were waiting on… if you want to see what we have you can check out this post: