Okay, if you like this kind of stuff (and I do...I love reading about other people), delete my answers and add your own:

1. What size turkey did you buy this year? 14 lbs

2. Do you put the stuffing in the bird or bake it separately? I used to bake it in the bird, but then I got paranoid about food poisoning, so now I bake it separately.

3. Cranberry sauce: Whole berries, or the jelly? The jelly!

4. If you chose jelly, do you keep it in the shape of the can? Absolutely.

5. What are the usual side veggies? Mashed potatoes, butternut squash, peas and onions.

6. What time do you usually eat your Thanksgiving dinner? Early...like 2:00 pm

7. Desserts: Pie, cake, or both? Pie!

8. If pie, name the kinds you usually bake, bring, buy, serve: I always make apple and pumpkin. My mother makes pecan pie, chocolate cream, and banana cream.

9. Sit down dinner or buffet? Sit down.

10. Is their a kids table at your dinner? Not anymore.

11. Who carves the turkey? Me.

12. At the table? God no. I never know if it's going to be a big mess, so I do it in the kitchen.

13. Football on tv? Yup, but not during dinner.

14. Any family traditions on turkey day? We play poker after dinner (and eat Thanksgiving sandwhiches.)

15. Are you working the day after Thanksgiving? Nope, taking a day off...

and finally...

16. If you are hosting the dinner, what do you usually do with the leftover Turkey?

I make turkey stock and freeze it. Then we make turkey sandwhiches until we can't stand them anymore!

Okay, I'll play! The answers depend on where we are, my family or the in-laws or by ourselves. I'll answer about this year. We are doing dinner by ourselves and invited a single friend over, so there will be 3 of us:

1. What size turkey did you buy this year? A half turkey, 7 lbs.

2. Do you put the stuffing in the bird or bake it separately? Separately!

3. Cranberry sauce: Whole berries, or the jelly? Whole fresh berries. I add spices and it's really yummy!

4. If you chose jelly, do you keep it in the shape of the can? N/A

5. What are the usual side veggies? Mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, green bean casserole.

6. What time do you usually eat your Thanksgiving dinner? Noon.

7. Desserts: Pie, cake, or both? Pie!

8. If pie, name the kinds you usually bake, bring, buy, serve: We bought a pumpkin pie. Some years I make pie, often apple.

9. Sit down dinner or buffet? Sit down.

10. Is their a kids table at your dinner? No.

11. Who carves the turkey? It depends.

12. At the table? Never.

13. Football on tv? No way! But if NASCAR was on, we'd watch that.

14. Any family traditions on turkey day? Not really.

15. Are you working the day after Thanksgiving? No.

16. If you are hosting the dinner, what do you usually do with the leftover Turkey? We just eat Thanksgiving dinner over and over again until the food is gone. (The in-laws do sandwiches, but you wouldn't want to eat them for the grissle and such that MIL leaves in there.)

Okay, if you like this kind of stuff (and I do...I love reading about other people), delete my answers and add your own:

1. What size turkey did you buy this year? 16 lbs

2. Do you put the stuffing in the bird or bake it separately? I put some in the bird and also bake a pan in the oven. I figure if it was ok for my mom and my grandmother to stuff the turkey...it's ok for me! I'm careful to get it ALL out as soon as the bird is done, though.

3. Cranberry sauce: Don't like cranberry sauce, but I have it for the grown kids. Can, BTW

4. If you chose jelly, do you keep it in the shape of the can? Absolutely.

5. What are the usual side veggies? Mashed potatoes, Brocolli rice, Green bean cassarole, yams/marshmallows

6. What time do you usually eat your Thanksgiving dinner? Early...like 3:00 pm

7. Desserts: This year we're having 3 kinds of pie

8. If pie, name the kinds you usually bake, bring, buy, serve: Pumpkin, rhubarb, apple. My daughter makes a wonderful chocolate cream pie!

9. Sit down dinner or buffet? Sit down.

10. Is their a kids table at your dinner? This year there will be.

11. Who carves the turkey? Me.

12. At the table? I agree Robin. In the kitchen, away from the prying fingers!

13. Football on tv? Yup, but not during dinner.

14. Any family traditions on turkey day? Naps for some, walks for some, and we've been known to put up our Christmas tree also!

15. Are you working the day after Thanksgiving? No, I don't work outside my home and I LOVE it!

and finally...

16. If you are hosting the dinner, what do you usually do with the leftover Turkey? I save all the good white meat for sandwiches. The dogs get the rest.

I'll play too!

. What size turkey did you buy this year? Didn't. Going OUT this year!

2. Do you put the stuffing in the bird or bake it separately? When I do it, I do both.

3. Cranberry sauce: Jelly

4. If you chose jelly, do you keep it in the shape of the can? Yes, but I slice it.

5. What are the usual side veggies? Mashed potatoes, a broccoli casarole, corn in butter sauce (for my boys!)

6. What time do you usually eat your Thanksgiving dinner? around 4

7. Desserts: Pie, cake, or both? Pies

8. If pie, name the kinds you usually bake, bring, buy, serve: Pumpkin and Pecan pies! Homemade!

9. Sit down dinner or buffet? Sit down.

10. Is their a kids table at your dinner? Unfortunately not.. but looking forward to the day!

11. Who carves the turkey? My Dad

12. At the table? Mostly in the kitchen, but he does some of the breast at the table

13. Football on tv? The ENTIRE time lol

14. Any family traditions on turkey day? Naps!

15. Are you working the day after Thanksgiving? No, thank goodness!

and finally...

16. If you are hosting the dinner, what do you usually do with the leftover Turkey? I send a bit home with everybody.

1. What size turkey did you buy this year? 0 lbs ( I don't cook)

2. Do you put the stuffing in the bird or bake it separately? guess not since I am not cooking

3. Cranberry sauce: again, guess not

4. If you chose jelly, do you keep it in the shape of the can?

5. What are the usual side veggies? don't like veggies anyway so good thing I am not cooking

6. What time do you usually eat your Thanksgiving dinner? whenever it is served I will be at the table ready to eat

7. Desserts: hate pumpkin pie but love chocolate anything as long as I don't have to bake

8. If pie, name the kinds you usually bake, bring, buy, serve: don't bake, bring, buy or serve

9. Sit down dinner or buffet? I will do whatever is asked of me, as long as I get to eat

10. Is their a kids table at your dinner? I don't have a dinner

11. Who carves the turkey? the person who made it (not me)

12. At the table? don't care where they carve it, as long as I get to eat it

13. Football on tv? as long as my team is playing

14. Any family traditions on turkey day? not really, just eating

15. Are you working the day after Thanksgiving? no way

and finally...

16. If you are hosting the dinner, what do you usually do with the leftover Turkey?

since I am not hosting nor cooking I have no leftovers -- YEAH!

1. What size turkey did you buy this year? 10 lbs

2. Do you put the stuffing in the bird or bake it separately? This year I was lazy..I bought it!

3. Cranberry sauce: Whole berries, or the jelly? hub likes the jellied and I like the whole so I get both

4. If you chose jelly, do you keep it in the shape of the can? no

5. What are the usual side veggies? Mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, and corn..and raw veggies of course.

6. What time do you usually eat your Thanksgiving dinner? about 1:00

7. Desserts: Pie, cake, or both? Pie!

8. If pie, name the kinds you usually bake, bring, buy, serve: I bake my pies...family would have heart failure if I bought them. I really spice up the pumpkin and that is the way they like it. So I make pumpkin for them and cherry for me!

9. Sit down dinner or buffet? Sit down.

10. Is their a kids table at your dinner? the only child is my grandson. so no.

11. Who carves the turkey? hub did this year

12. At the table? oh no

13. Football on tv? no TV in the dining room...LOL

14. Any family traditions on turkey day? We started a new one this year..everyone says what they are thanful for

15. Are you working the day after Thanksgiving? yes


16. If you are hosting the dinner, what do you usually do with the leftover Turkey?

I try to send as much as possible with the kids and then the rest we eat for a couple days

Okay, if you like this kind of stuff (and I do...I love reading about other people), delete my answers and add your own:

1. What size turkey did you buy this year? Was I suppose to buy the turkey...........oh NO! I forgot it!!!

2. Do you put the stuffing in the bird or bake it separately? I feel so sorry for that bird when I see someone stuffing his butt with all that stuff!

3. Cranberry sauce: When I go to my sisters house I have to sit for an hour and pick out the bad cranberries so she can make her cranberry salad. Just give me a CAN of jellied cranberry sauce and I'm very happy!

4. If you chose jelly, do you keep it in the shape of the can? Absolutely! How can you mess up something so perfect??

5. What are the usual side veggies? Mashed potatoes, Asparagus casserole, sweet potatoe casserole, Corn casserole............what other casseroles are there? It's all there!!

6. What time do you usually eat your Thanksgiving dinner? All the time.

7. Desserts: Pie, cake, or both? Pie!

8. If pie, name the kinds you usually bake, bring, buy, serve: Pumpkin, Chocolate something or another

9. Sit down dinner or buffet? Buffet. All the food will not fit on that huge table.

10. Is their a kids table at your dinner? Yes, I would really like to enjoy my meal.

11. Who carves the turkey? Someone.

12. At the table? God no. I never know if it's going to be a big mess, so I do it in the kitchen.

13. Football on tv? Not on my tv.

14. Any family traditions on turkey day? Sleep

15. Are you working the day after Thanksgiving? Who me???

16. If you are hosting the dinner, what do you usually do with the leftover Turkey? Eat it.

. What size turkey did you buy this year? I didn't. We are going to a friend's house. No cooking, Yeah!!!

2. Do you put the stuffing in the bird or bake it separately? When I do host the dinner, I stuff the bird.

3. Cranberry sauce: Jelly...I personally do not eat it.

4. If you chose jelly, do you keep it in the shape of the can? Yeah, shape of can and slice.

5. What are the usual side veggies? Potato salad, string bean casserole, salad, candied yams.

6. What time do you usually eat your Thanksgiving dinner? Around 3-4 pm

7. Desserts: Usually the guests will bring desserts.

8. If pie, name the kinds you usually bake, bring, buy, serve: We had so many last year; blueberry, pumpkin, sweet potato, blueberry, apple.

9. Sit down dinner or buffet? Buffet; last year there were so many people, we just helped ourselves at the buffet.

10. Is their a kids table at your dinner? No.

11. Who carves the turkey? One of the guys.

12. At the table? The turkey is carved at the kitchen table where all the food usually is placed for the buffet.

13. Football on tv? Nope

14. Any family traditions on turkey day? Watch TV afterwards and talk.

15. Are you working the day after Thanksgiving? Yes, as usual!

16. If you are hosting the dinner, what do you usually do with the leftover Turkey? Usually we just eat leftovers for days, as another main course, or sandwiches by day 3 or so.

I just wanted to comment on this. I sometimes make a pie for our family Thanksgiving, but last year I was so stressed out about the holidays, as we were getting ready for a bathroom remodel too, that I bought a nice pie from a local bakery. My sis was disappointed that I didn't make one from scratch, and that hurt my feelings because she had no idea how stressed out I was! Then the BIL said something about how he heard that bakery actually has a big facility where they make them, and therefore they are not hand made--turns out that was not true. People were 'dissing my pie and I really resented it!

Early in my marriage I had both sets of parents over for dinner. I used to use those pre-made refrigerated pie crusts. I was very proud of the pie I made for the dinner! My mom complimented me on the pie I made. Then MIL, a farmer's wife, said, "Well, if you call that 'making' a pie if you use those pre-made crusts." I was so mad! I then resolved that if she can make her own pie crusts, then so can I and I've made my own ever since, LOL!

I know a lady who was a pastor's wife, and their first church was in a rural area. The poor lady was so busy with children and also going to school to get a degree. She bought a pie for some pot-luck event, and the ladies in the church whispered about how she brought a store-bought pie instead of making one from scratch. How sad is that?

I guess sometimes pie can be a problem, LOL!

greenie: You know...those chocolate laxatives can be melted right into a dessert or coffee...just so you know...( )

Actually, maybe a good old fashioned pie in the face is what those ladies need!

I think those store bought pie crusts are excellent. Ina Garten uses them and she is a wealthy, gourmet cook. Some people...