Day after Thanksgiving!

We celebrated Thanksgiving on Friday this year. I had to work on Wednesday and Thursday night leaving the actual day of Thanksgiving for sleep. I woke up at 4pm and said good-bye to Mark. Friday was our Thanksgiving. We went to the grocery store and looked at the turkey section. It looked promising. Lots of turkeys left. So we turned to the instructions. Thaw out two days in advance! What!? Or 1/2 hour for every pound in cold water. Ok...this turkey was 11 pounds. Hmmm...5 hours of thawing with a 3 hour cooking time. Plus the need for a meat thermometer! Maybe cooking a turkey needs a little advanced preparation. So I went to my reliable Rachel Ray 30 minute meals website. Turkey shepherd's pie! Perfect! That along with real mashed potatoes, canned turkey gravy and Stovetop stuffing made the perfect holiday meal. Oh yes...and for dessert, Boston Cream Pie. Mark's favorite!