hooray for food thermometers

i made bread from scratch again yesterday. thanks to my new food thermometer, maybe?, i got the liquid up to the right temperature and did not kill my yeast. the bread is truly a triumph. how do i know? dan helped himself to a second piece last night without me even asking him if he wanted one.:) ha ha! well, even if i had failed i would not really have failed. botched bread makes fabulous bread pudding!!!!!!!! tee hee.