Welp... tomorrow is my niece's first day of (get this) ... JUNIOR HIGH! Where does the time go?? Wish my brother could have lived to see this day, he'd be so proud of her. Bran and I wanted to do something "fun" today, so we went to see "SKY HIGH" and it was so cute. It was sooooo like the Disney movies I used to go see as a kid. And the funny thing is, this whole retro deal is cracking me up. EVERY song they played on the soundtrack in the movie -- especially at their "homecoming dance" was a tune *I* had gone to high school with... or the homecoming or prom, etc. It was kinda freaking me out. I felt like I was back in the 80s again. My niece thought it was so cool that I knew all the lyrics to these "weird" songs.. LOL! Sheesh, had she only seen me back in the day with my funky punky hairdo and new wave outfits. Like, OMIGAWD, she would be like so totally embarrased -- fer shure!

Gads, I feel ancient.

Anyway, the show was cute and then we went out for fattening ice cream (major splurge for all of us) and now it's pouring rain while my poor DH tries to cut the yard. It's been so hot lately it was unbearable to get outside and I think he would have burst into flames if he'd tried any other time... but today, it got cloudy, so it seemed perfect to mow. But then the rain came. He's still trying to get the front yard so the neighbors will at least think we're respectable. :)

Yesterday, after work, DH and I went over to a friend's house and ate dinner. I'll admit it, I was an Indian-Cuisine-Virgin. Yup yup. Sure was. My first experience with it and ... WOW! That stuff is HOT! I learned to put dollops of plain yogurt on the extra spicy stuff to neutralize it. It wasn't bad at all.. just gave me terrible heartburn later than night. Whew! I tell you what tho, I learned I LOVE Indian bread... what's it called, NON? Or is that just how it's pronounced? Whatever, it's fantastic!

Well, I need to go finish up the laundry (I sooo need to be a lady of leisure and have maids, don't I??) LOL! Then, maybe I'll make a quickie dinner. I call it "Cheatin' Chicken 'n Dumplins". Here's what you do:

1 can cream of chicken soup (reg or fat free)
1 can cream of celery soup (reg or fat free)
1/2 can evaporated milk (reg or fat free)
1 large can chicken broth (reg or fat free)
1 can regular refrigerated buttermilk biscuits (not the flaky layer kind)
1 store-bought rotisserie chicken (already cooked)
1 Tablespoon parsley
salt & pepper to taste

Pull as much of the meat off the pre-cooked chicken as you want to use and set aside.

Dump both the cream of soups into a big pot. Add the evaporated milk and the chicken broth, along with the parsley and bring to a boil. When it's boiling, take a refrigerated biscuit and tear it in half. Then take that half and pinch it into 3 parts -- dropping each part you pinch off into the boiling broth. Boil all the dumplings for approximately 8 mins - dumplings generally sink to the bottom one they're done, Add your chicken. Make sure everything is heated through and serve. Makes a LOT!!