Wow Irish .... that's a ton from her given the sitch.
I too have been getting an increase of TM's, nothing of your sort but I do recall a barage of those a few years ago which looking back I fueled FAR to much... live and learn. Its good you were able to notice and state it is still all everyone elses fault, I am guessing (I will never give up my Mind-Reading Super Powers) she is feeling the Holidays and all that come with it which for her is a big bright red box of guilt, much easier to broadcast that toward the one who is really at fault here ... Mr Irish (I pray you feel the sarcasm font going on there)
Trouble is ... you are having none of it so she will have to go back and stare at the ceiling some more and figure out who she can pin this thing on because certainly it just can not be her can it?
I suspect you are in for a little MLC fun the next couple months, but you have your stuff together and I have no doubt you will handle this well as you have been.