Tonight was pizza night. I was so excited to try Sherry’s Italian Herb Dough for our crust. Well, things don’t always go as planned when you’re a mom trying to do 23 things at once. When the initial shock and disappointment and anger (how can I be so stupid?) from this disaster incident wore off this afternoon, Lance and I were able to give thanks. Hey, we were even able to laugh about it… a little. 
- There was no fire this time. (yes, there was another time, same oven, same rising of the dough, same absentminded cook)
- No one was hurt.
- That big, awesome Tupperware bowl (may it rest in peace, amen) cost me only 50 cents at a garage sale.
- We got a good laugh or two when the kids asked if we were having cheese pizza. (No, children. That would be melted yellow plastic, dear ones, not cheese.)
- We didn’t go hungry. In fact I was able to throw together a quick spaghetti dinner with corn and toast on homemade bread in about the amount of time it would have taken the pizza to bake. Always have a Plan B!
- We have a self-cleaning feature (that I should totally use a little lot more often) on our oven.
- Instant blogging fodder. In Lance’s words: “Well, at least you can blog about it.”
Give thanks in all circumstances…
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I’ve had many of these myself. It is great that you can laugh about it! It did make for a great post!! Have a great day.
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Glad to know I’m not the only absent-minded cook.
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happy you saved the day with a second meal and I love the outlook you take on such events. I may of panicked, screamed and then sent out for pizza. Lol
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Yup, I’ve had to cook some ‘plan b’ meals before, too! Glad it wasn’t as bad as it could have been.
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I only laugh because it’s only a matter of time befor I do that exact thing. On the other hand, that pizza sounds yummy, sounds like dinner tonight! Thanks for the idea.
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Funny! It is always good when you can laugh about it! Plan B is always good (well, hopefully it at least tastes better than the original meal that was messed up or terrible tasting!)
God Bless
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You handled it well and put a terrific sounding meal on the table…that’s all that matters. All this talk of food and menu planning has my taste buds hopping!!
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The hope of “blog fodder” is all that gets me through some days… and why I run for the camera before saving or de-messing my kids
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Yeah It is always smart to have a plan B in whatever you do! Mom saves the day as always! Aren’t moms great!
Earthlingorgeous
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