We did it!

The last thirty minutes of the ordeal were a continuous flurry of lies
and deceptions, and I felt scarily good at it. The boys did a great
job too of keeping it quiet during our three weeks of preparations,
despite our almost daily episode of quieting Bennett from boasting,
"mommy, I know something, but I can't tell you," or asking in her
presence, "daddy, when are the people coming?" It all paid off though
and when Joanne answered the door at 6 PM to a flood of guest yelling
"surprise," she definitley looked the part.