Wife left me three weeks ago!

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I picked the kids up this morning. W had just got back from work. MIL gets the kids ready. Daughter had sleep in her eye. I mentioned this at the door. W snarls saying she had just got in. I said I know, I'm just saying there's sleep there, that's all. W asks if I am picking kids up. I say yes.
W and I put kids in car, and I leave. No goodbyes etc. She is always pretty narky after working night shifts due to tiredness. I tried to be upbeat and polite. It's hard to see an impact in a few moments together though. I will spend a little time there with the kids tonight, maybe 30 mins at the most, but not initiate conversation with W whilst being happy, polite, upbeat if she talks with me.

I feel slightly caught in a cycle at the moment, like Groundhog day. I'm waiting to see what will happen next.