Is there any mapping/navigation program that will let me use my own brain to plan a route?

Thank you, Lawrence. I almost always have a general idea of the route I want, but that doesn't necessarily mean that I am familiar with every mile, so I want audible turn instructions. I also want to be able to use our new Corolla's simple dashboard indicator that shows which way to turn next and the distance to that turn (this is between the speedometer and the tach, not part of the center media/navigation monitor). This is especially important in congested city-block driving where I often have trouble spotting street signs. And many times I want to avoid some major highways, but not all of them. I want a "Burger King" program that will let me have it my way.

If I create intermediate stops, won't it be instructing me to turn into the driveways of those destinations, and then trying to reroute me back there when I "miss" them? I want to be able to plan ahead of time, and then proceed with confidence that it will follow my plan exactly, with no interventions necessary in the car. I don't want anything to distract me from my main job, which is to keep the vehicle on the road and not hit anything.

I started fiddling with GPS 20-some years ago, and it is baffling to me that the current free programs don't have this simple capability.

Thanks, Chattanoogan. My wife, who is directionally challenged (north, south, east and west mean nothing to her; she only understands "turn left" and "turn right") suggested that she could simply turn where she wanted to turn, and the program would re-do the route to adapt. True, but then what if the next turn is not what you wanted? And the next? If you have to remember or write down all of those "wrong" turns, you might as well not use it.

Of course avoiding congestion/closures is important, but I would at least like to start with the route exactly as I want it.