okay maybe i can cook. just don’t have the patiance for a big meal with 3 small children running around. i am 24 years old and only cooked thanksgiving dinner once. i’ve always went to familys house or out to eat.

so when i got this weeks blog blast from parent bloggers network, i thought i’d write a post and let the world know it’s all about the premade. luckly for me butterball has a line of premade turkeys. just thaw and cook. no cleaning, basting etc.

thats right, i’ve made thanksgiving dinner once, but i’ve also cooked a big meal on easter. i have to say it was simple because i cheated. i bought a butterball premade turkey.  potatoes from the box, stuffing from the box, green beans in a can, frozen pies. it was so simple.

i end up feeling bad when i invite family over, because i know when they cook, everything is from scratch and homemade.

one thanksgiving it was my first time going to my in laws. i didn’t eat a thing. ot was wierd and unusual. they had cooked everything the night before, so it was cold and hard. it was like every 5 minutes you had to pop your food back in the microwave to keep it warm.  the stuffing was homemade, but was not very good. plus it looked like a cake. (if my familys reading this, i’m sorry. love you)

when i was younger, i loved thanksgiving. it was the only time my family sat at the dinner table together. usually we’d eat in the living room in front of the tv. it was the one time of year my family actually prayed together. if anyone did at all. (i know that sounds bad, my family is religous just not really into praying and church.) it was tradition for me to pray before we ate on thanksgiving. even though every year someone would ruin it and eat before i could.  even growing up my mom made thanksgiving out of boxes and cans. the turkey was made with love though.

i’m not sure if i am cooking this year, i probably will but you can gaurantee it’ll be a premade turkey. just buy the roasting pan.

this post was written for parent bloggers network as part of a sweepstakes sponsored by butterball