If your W is MLC, you're describing pretty normal behaviour.
As you note, YOU initiated comm. 12 hour turn around on her responses is pretty decent, considering that she responded at all.
Wednesday's comm? Come on, it's about money, of course she'd respond quickly. Then she gets caught up and drops the comm with a depression statement (can't afford trip).
Read nothing into the comm. You started it and her response is "normal".
Again, keep working on detachment and GAL. Were there any 180s you were working on?
