Hamburger Helper

I made Hamburger Helper for the first time in my life last night. I was feeling pretty disgusted-
Number 1- it has hamburger in it (I loathe hamburger and maybe buy it 2 times a year)
Number 2. - let's face it, Hamburger Helper is a box meal... need I say more?

So here's the funny part. I cooked it up, (it was the Crunchy Mexican kind) and it made the whole house smell like fake tacos. The kids ran up the stairs and started commenting on how GOOD the house smelled. I was still trying to fathom that I was actually cooking this for dinner. Anyway, I served it up, held my breath and took a bite. It wasn't all that bad, a little bit soupy taco-y taste with fake cheese sauce.

The kids loved it. LOVED IT. The both told me that it was either number 2 or number 3 on their list of favorite foods. I mean this is right after homemade pot pie (for Princess) and pancakes and waffles for Mr. Man. They said they could eat it all the time. Ugh. Even Mr. D came home and said "Wow honey, the house smells great! What did you cook for dinner?" Needless to say, there weren't any leftovers.

So my question is: Should I be hurt or happy that they loved it so much?

Getting Back to Life

We went to my parents house this weekend, and somehow it seems when we do anything out of the ordinary or spontaneous, I have a hard time picking back up life. So, this week we have gotten off to a slow start. I am happy to say, however, that we have accomplished much in the way of homeschooling this week and I even canned some habanero jelly. I will be happy with my accomplishments and hopefully be back on track for next week.
I think there may be a lesson in this for me about advance preparation- if I didn't always fly by the seat of my pants, then I maybe could pick up a little easier!

On another note, I feel like I have been doing better at letting things go and not being so stressed out. I changed the schedule for the kids homeschooling, and I think that works better, too. I wish I could say I don't get angry or frustrated anymore, but I am working on it- and things are definitely better than they have been. (HeHe- My sisters may have something different to say, they hear more than enough of my rantings!)

I have a few makeup posts with pics- hopefully I will get them in soon!