Evenings in our house!

Evenings in our house have become, well rather interesting. After my long day at work and dealing with 30 children, I head off to pick up my children.  Well as soon as we get home, everything begins.  To begin Ryan and Abby do not want to come in the house.  Therefore, before I can even get my things gathered up, Ryan and Abby are halfway up the road.  Heck maybe they have decided to run away.  Then I have to drag them in the house, just so I can put my stuff down.  Needless to say they are screaming. So next we try to get some time outside before dinner.  However, I have found that challenging.  How can I let them play outside and manage to cook dinner?  Then they scream and cry when I do finally bring them in to get dinner ready.  Now they hang on my legs and cry while I cook dinner, meanwhile Dylan (the 5 year old) is saying, mommie can I do this, mommie can I do that, mommie can you cut this on, mommie can you turn the computer on, and so forth.  Finally, dinner time and I will say this time has actually become enjoyable.  We got a new kitchen table that we can all sit at and we seem to have a nice sit down dinner.  At least for now....Please tell me there are other mothers out there who go through the same things??????