The roads to Bend

Me: there are two roads we can take to get from here to Bend, one way is to take this road straight up and then connect to Highway 20, or we can take 252, also known as the scenic route, which looks like a short cut to 20 but probably isn't.

Him: But both roads go through Bend?

Me: No. Both roads connect to 20 above Bend and then we take 20 to Bend.

Him: So no matter which road we take, we go through Bend.

Me: No! This road, if we don't get on 20, will go somewhere else, as will 252, but both connect to 20 which will take us to Bend.

Him: Baby. I am asking a very simple question: it doesn't matter which road we take because they both go through Bend, right?

Me: I know you want me to say yes, but neither of these roads go to Bend, they do however both go to 20, which will take us to Bend.

Him, now getting upset: I repeat, both go through Bend, right?

Me: Yes. They both go to Bend.

And this is how you stay married for 21+ years without actually killing each other.

Ps. We stayed on the road we were on, which was a good thing as we are anxious to get to Idaho early tomorrow and the "scenic route" would have added hours of fun to our trip.

Pps. Since you never know what will happen tomorrow, I should put in a good word for the girls who are really behaving wonderfully. They haven't fought much at all even though I'm not letting them watch any DVDs ("look out your windows and watch the scenery!") until very late in the day.

Tomorrow: Craters of the Moon