Bill and I went fishing yesterday and again today. We were using minnows and catching a ton (I caught way more than he did :-). We were just fishing in the canal behind his mom and dad's house and Bill goes inside to help his mom and dad pack up the car. All of the sudden, I hear a giant SPLASH... Brin fell in. The canal is a good 2 or 3 feet below the edge, so for me to lift an 80 pound dog by her collar/skin on her neck while laying on my stomach in the mud was pretty unlikely. Brin also showed me that she sucks at swimming when under pressure-so I'm trying to hold her head above water. So at this point, I'm screaming for Bill to come help. He comes down from the house and can't stop laughing long enough to help me hoist her up. He finally helps me, we get her up on land (not before she soaks me from head to toe). It was not funny at the time, but is since she's okay. It was an eventful fishing fiasco for sure.
*Walking fail for Brin*

Massive baking fail...

I had some very ripe bananas, so I figured I'd make some delicious banana bread. I mixed up all the ingredients, put them in a pan and baked them at 325 for 40 minutes. I check it regularly and sure enough, it sure looks done. So, I take it out and let it cool, come back in 10 minutes and the flippin' thing has deflated or something. so I stick a knife in it and it's super gooey, but like I said, the outside is done. I decide to flip it onto a plate to better evaluate the situation. It SLIDES out of the pan (in a bad tidal wave kinda sliding way). Being the resourceful person I am, I put it on a baking sheet and decide to make a.... well I'm not even sure what to call it- Banana lump? I suck at baking! Here are some pictures for your amusement:

After the tidal wave

The banana lump

Bill actually laughed when I brought it to him to eat.

On a totally unrelated note: Happy 2010!

We had a very fun holiday season and hope you did too!