Thans for your thoughts GD , you are probably right in the loss of control , panic thing may be setting in. I am probably being tested a little ? Sometimes I think she wants me to beg her to come back which would give her the opportunity to return on her terms. This aint going to happen! I wonder if she achieved what she hoped when moving out. Was she hoping that we would all fall apart and the kids would be begging her to come home and the house would be some sort of disaster area. Well this has not happened , the kids are quite happy given the circumstances , with thier help I have managed to keep things under control .
I think you are right , this is not going as she hoped and its causing her some major concern.