It's New Year's Eve in Finland...

I'm going to be on a bit of a rant while the baby's entertained by his play-mat.

WHY THE HELL are people setting off fireworks since 6pm?! I don't understand...it's not New Year's Day - aka MIDNIGHT in Finland - so why do this since 6pm??
I can't see any of them unfortunately because they're not professional fireworks - they're just the small ones you can buy at the stores. That and the trees are heavily blanketed with snow presently.
Very annoying - constantly hearing booming and not the show :(.

Okay - onto other things...I'm supposed to pay my orthodontist bill via internet banking. Which is fine. 2 nights ago - I saw this bill and thought "Okay - due date is coming up - I MUST pay this." I no longer can find the bill...OR the date of my next appointment with the orthodontist.
I need the bill for my invoice # and his business bank account number to transfer the funds...
This guy is going to hate my guts by the time he removes my braces...sigh.
The first meeting - I was 10 minutes late if not more (I got lost)....the 2nd one - still no word from my Canadian orthodontist....3rd one - well we'll see. I know the DAY - but not the time. I know it's after 5pm and a 40 minute appointment as he has to apply a bracket onto my back top molar.
I've already e-mailed him today apologizing about the late payment...then I remembered that I can't remember the time of my appointment. AFTER I emailed him. Classy I know.

In other news...I've finished the 1st comic book of "Moomin". Moomin is a character created in Finland by a cartoonist by the name of Tove Jansson. He looks like a hippopotamus - but he is not. He is Moomin. I'll post pictures later. He's a popular character here with the kids - and in Japan too. He's like the Finnish version of "Hello Kitty" I suppose.

I am done ranting. Thanks. I'm presently eating lactose-free pear ice-cream with apple crumble cake.