She really is a sandwich short of a picnic. Sets out late, calls for a brief visit to in laws, stops off at services to put kids pj’s on, stops off at brothers, arrives at parents at 3am. Why not set out early morning, stay one night at in laws (even if you don’t get on we’ll surely you can manage one night for the kids sake) set out early next morning, visit brother, arrive at parents early evening? But then she wouldn’t be able to complain how tired she is, how naughty Lachlan is being because he is tired and over excited, how much work she has to do, etc.