April 12th arranged a big picnic It was Mom's birthday today we had and invited lots of people from the village. We needed to keep it a secret from Mom, so Zoe's mom took her out for morning coffee. That gave us time to prepare the surprise party. Zoe and her two brothers helped us carry the food and drinks to the park. Dad carried the tables and Zoe's dad brought the chairs. My brother, Jay, arrived late as usual and all he was carrying was his guitar and a soccer ball. "You're not much help," I said. He just laughed and said, "I'm too important to carry things I'm a superstar!". He thinks he's so funny.