Ket came home, life is GRAND!

Ket got home on Saturday around 3:30pm. He was gone all last week for work. Because he was only gone for one week, I thought it would be easier. I have to tell you it was really hard this time. I think I know why, it was because my house was a DISASTER. I mean really, I had laundry on the couch when he left, (because he need clothes for the trip) the kitchen was a mess, all the bedrooms were like tornadoes had gone though them...so I was feeling very disorganized and out of place. All week I think I tried to get things clean up, but to no avail. I was just overwhelmed. So instead of cleaning, I took the kids to Carl's Jr. on Friday with Stephanie (whose husband was gone too) and we just let the kids play for like two hours. I didn't want to be in the house...it was such a mess.
Well that night I had a dream about how to clean it up. I would start with our room, then move to the Kasens, then to Jesiah & Kassia's then I would do the laundry and move to the kitchen...ect. In my dream it took most of the morning, so I thought it would work. NO WAY...I spent all day in just my room. Ket came home and the house LOOKED worse then when he left! I felt horrible.
Well today was the day to get a lot done, yea...we did the laundry. It feels so good. It was about six loads. I don't even know how the kids had any clothes left to wear. Well ok, Jesiah was saying "Mom I have no more socks, or I am out of pants, or out of PJ" So I would tell him "Go look on the couch" I am hoping that I am not the only one that has gone though a time in their life when they could not keep up with the house hold chores. I am sure I am not alone in this.
I am come to realize what my New Years Resolution is....I am going to make dinner at least 5 days out of the week. I have never been really good at this. I hate, I mean really hate going to the fridge at 4:30 and trying to figure out what we are going to have. I spend at least thirty minutes just trying to decide, then another thirty minutes making sure that we have all the ingredients for that diner...then I will start diner. Three hours later we finally get to eat. Well my sister signed up for this online diner thing. It is called Saving Diner. They have 6 recipes, and the shopping menu all planed out and ready to go. So I signed up, and tonight was the first night. I loved already knowing what we were going to have, and having all the items for it on had, then just making it. No guess work involved, and at 4:30 I started and at 6pm when Ket got home we ate. It took me longer because I had to stop and feed Kasen his diner in the middle of it, he just could not wait.
I thought it went awesome. Ket said the item we had (Smothered Chicken) was a keeper. The also have side dishes that are suggested. We had steamed broccoli and cauliflower with it. So good. So life is GRAND!