It DOES get better everyone! I used to live and breath those kind of days. Now I actually look forward to school vacations etc. when I can have some long uninterrupted time with the kids. DS8 and DD7 have mellowed out with age. We still have those days but now they are few and far between and so I am able to deal with them better. In the meantime, do what you are doing, get out, have fun, be with friends.
And yes, I think a full moon is in the works. :-)