Friday, 1 January, 649pm. It has been a busy day thus far…
Woke to a loud plastic whistle being blow by an exuberant 4yr old. Some well meaning adult bought the kids whistles to herald the NY in… I have successfully confiscated and disposed of all whistles today, thank you. Tomorrow will start better!
We have a couple large Solomon families here. We will carry on late. Some will stay over and tomorrow morning with show the effects of a two-day-island-binge. It’l be a slow kick-start tomorrow morn. The kids will be cranky. The dads short fused and the moms thin lipped.
Life is gud
We started yesterday afternoon. Very few restraints. Kids of all ages, perfect weather, a big pool, a back yard with dirt bikes and a quad. The Segway is a big attraction. Fun for one and all. No one got injured.
Add to this heady elixir loads of grog, good food and impromptu island dance and sting band. Very heady stuff…
I comment quietly that even our SDA friends are enjoying a drink or two. A nice wine or a sweet alcho-pop the teens drink.
Noise abounds; a boom box blaring islands beats, a loud TV supposedly entertaining the kids, motherly dictates, fatherly swearing, loads of laughter, quite a few tears, and singing of all sorts.
The melodious sing-sing quality of a world filled with tok-pijin…
The rousing rounds of wokabuti lo Solomoni and god bless the Solomon Islands from shore to shore… all very nice, fun.
The young teen gals did some great dancing. Which led the mothers and grandmothers to recall youth and join in.
Shall I comment, not without some talent.
It was all very positive.
There was enough food to leave the table open… plenty for later, a friendly game of cards is starting, HA! It’ll end in bloodshed!
And the beat goez on…
See you in 2021…
Smiles
The Native Iowan 
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