I don't think I would tamper with the phone. Take the kids somewhere fun. That way when she calls you really won't be home. I'm sure then she will call your cell, most mothers would, but she is not most mothers right now, is she? If she calls your cell then you can choose not to answer. She will see that you are out having a great time with the kids, and they will tell her this also.
Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are. -- Bernice Johnson Reagon