How to NOT have dinner ready on a busy school night

Attention Marathon fans: I AM going to finish my blog marathon. I really want to. It may be after the FINISH ribbon has been taken down. I may be crawling and out of breath. But I WANT to finish. Suffering from a new cold + all the regular stuff. This little update doesn't count in the race - just a little sideline chat while I catch my breath.

I'm sure many of you can help me compile a HUGE list of how NOT to have dinner ready on a busy school night, but have you tried this way:

*defrost premade meal a day in advance that is ready to go except for ONE ingredient in the sauce

*go to grocery store and buy $200 of groceries but forget one needed ingredient

*bump that meal to Tuesday night after you get a chance to drop buy the market quick to make the sauce

*proceed to meal plan #2

*defat chicken and place in crock pot for meal plan #2

*add sauce, plug in, turn on, walk away with a spring in your step

*check back in 2 hours when your home is lacking the aroma of dinner and find out you have a short in the crock pot chord

*wiggle cord and feel things start to heat up (in your temper AND in your crock pot)

*so now dinner isn't going to be ready until 8 p.m. YEAH!!!! so frustrating