From the ArcaMax Publishing, ArcaMax Chef Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/arcamaxchef/s-547036-153565
She Who Must Be Obeyed (my wife) started asking me questions about
where we would relocate to while the floors were being repaired. I
told her I really hadn't thought about it (which was true technically
... when I was thinking about running away I wasn't thinking about
where "we" would be staying; I was thinking about where "I" would be
staying).
She then told me She had a great idea. We could take the kids and the
dogs and go to the Outer Banks in North Carolina for a week. We could
schedule the trip and the floor repairs around the kid's spring break.
Since it was off season, we could get a huge house for a relatively
cheap price.
It sounded like a great idea. All of our problems with the floor
repairs could be solved with one trip and we could have a blast at the
same time. The dogs would love to see the beach and, even though it
might be too cold to swim, we could do lots of fun things on the beach
and at local recreational facilities.
There was only one problem ... how I was going to get some sort of
credit for thinking up such a great plan. She really came up with it
on She's own and the closest I had come with any other plan was
planning to run away. I could say I was thinking of the same thing
but doing so and keeping a straight face would be difficult. After a
few frantic seconds of trying, I finally gave up and said "That sounds
great!"
She had convincingly won this round. I had to give it to She.
God Bless America.
Enjoy!