Back to routine...

It's Tuesday and activities are now in full swing.  That means that last night was our only night home this week.  That makes me sad.  Why?  Because, I'm a homebody.  I like to come home from work, put on my shorts and t-shirt (in winter...sweatpants and sweatshirt), strip off my makeup, put my hair up in a pony tail and relax.  To me, that means pouing a glass of wine and starting on dinner.  Last night we had a phenomenal shrimp scampi with pasta and veggies.  It means a relaxing dinner, not hurried in anyway.  It means a nice big cup of coffee after dinner and conversation with my family.

In reality, our nights for the rest of the week will look like this:

get off the bus, get snack, do homework, inhale dinner (likely something out of a bag that I made quickly), no wine (I'm driving my kids somewhere), get crap together, get in car, drive to _____ (soccer, dance, drama, etc.), wait an hour (play on blackberry), drive kids back home, shower, bed.

I think it's great that my kids want to play sports, dance, etc....but I wonder if in the end if it really is beneficial?  It's a lot of added stress in the evenings.  Are they becoming more well rounded kids with these activities?

What do you think?  What does your evening routine look like?