If one were to assume they had a major spat and she told him to get lost, this lame-o excuse for her staying behind would be spin to cover that up.
It fits. It makes even more sense than the explanation itself.
I wonder how pleased Moochelle will be to hear on the news that she needs a vacation from her kids- and/or how pleased the kids are that mommy comsideres some time away from them as ‘a present’...
And she calls herself “Mom in Chief”!! Oh BROTHER!