Putting out an APB...

I need to issue an all points bulletin for...a missing bowl. It is a stainless steel bowl, about 3 quarts and all shiny and new. Last seen holding the remnants of the previous evenings popcorn, possibly a few old maids. Missing since Saturday morning (after the littlest Wild One probably polished off the good stuff). Many hours were wasted on Sunday searching for the missing bowl. I swear every inch of this house was searched--some spots several times and by several people. We searched bathrooms, kid's rooms, cupboards, draws and under things too small to hide such an object. We searched the garage and the Grouchy Dog and I almost called the neighbors. We finally gave up, put the salad in my cool blue pot and off we went to our next party. If you see me out after dark with a flashlight, I am just looking for the flash of silver in the weeds-perhaps Saturday nights storm sucked the bowl outside and into the nether regions of our yard. It's either that or go with the story that because the Big Guy accidentally got such a good deal on the bowls, that the salesman tracked us down and stole the bowl back to resell at it's correct price.