oh i totally feel for you! i find that when visiting family one week is usually enough time to get out the "i miss you's" and to start with the "i miss home's"
do your parents live in your old hometown? if so maybe you could find some old friends to hang out with or visit some people/places with the kiddos... limit the amount of time she can assert her "its my house" authority over you.
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