My mother...

My husband leaves town occasionally, so it's just me and the kids, I have three.

Anyways, my mom always insist on coming over later, after the kids have gone to sleep or as I am putting them down. The thing is, I just want to be alone for a bit. She comes over at the end of the day and all I want to do is take a bath, read and go to bed.

She doesn't even come over when I would need her help the most, like around bath time.

I don't know what to say or do because now I am aggravated and I know she is coming over and I am gonna have to sit and talk till midnight and then she goes to bed. If I tell her the truth, she is going to be upset, so I don't want to do that.

Also, I see my mom all the time, she lives five minutes down the road and she stops by often. Anyone have some advice?