You Can't Get A Rise Outta Me.

Friday night.

Teens.

Food.

I was on task for pizza, a favorite of the boy-varity teenager, and I was running out of precious rise time on the pizza dough. I had to get it mixed pronto.

All the ingredients were set. The only item left was the yeast. Gingerly, I stepped to the refrigerator, only to find . . . {gasp!} . . . the entire BRAND NEW bag of yeast was GONE!

Puzzled, I searched and searched again. Nothing. Perhaps I uncharacteristically put it away in the cupboard? Nope.

Scratching my head, I began clocking through the last time I used the item. Hm. It was ~ last week at the neighbor's house! I had taken my stash, not knowing she had her own stash, whilst I prepared meals for her household after the arrival of their newborn baby girl.

Crud.

I thought I had brought my supply home, after noting her ample provender.

Double crud. I imagined the phone call:

Me: {sheepish} "Er, did I happen to leave a brand new bag of yeast at your house?"

Her: "Why yes! You did!"

Me: {even more sheepish} "Well . . . can I have it back?"

I mean really. What kind of assistant would I be if I left my goods behind . . . and asked for them back??? EEEK!

I shook off the feeling of dread.

Stumbling down the hall, I inquired of the kids . . . to no avail. They (although they helped unload my car) had -zero- recollection of any such kitchen item. In addition, they were totally unaware of what this meant to their future gullet-fests! (After all, if pizza was not on the menu - supper would be the NAVY BEAN SOUP I had made for the rst of us!!! aaaacccckkkkkk!)

I took a deep breath.

One. More. Look.

I counseled myself.

This time, I headed for the white pantry, and I dug deep. I undid stacks of bowls. I overturned lids. I searched.

Voila!

One pristine, brand new bag of yeast, at my disposal, just waiting for someone to come and grab it.

Whew!

[now uber composed, behaving as if nothing had bothered me in the first place]

So. As I was saying . . . no yeast? No matter! You can't get a rise outta me!