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Alright, so it's October 15th and I am going to post about my birthday, which was September 21st. At work, they celebrate every staff member and participant's birthday, so they baked me a cake and had everyone sign a card. I got to choose the flavour of the cake, and I chose peanutbutter, which is a WALES traditional recipe. Oddly though, I was stationed in the kitchen while my cake was being made, so I wound up supporting someone in baking my own birthday cake.

A relative of a staff member had been passed due to give birth. We had all been waiting for it, and it happened on my birthday! So now I share a birthday with some kid.

Right as my birthday was announced, someone from head office came in with a bunch of succulent plants that she was giving away, so I got first pick as another sort of present. Now I have my own office plant!

Went to Guelph for my birthday, and super conveniently, two people I support canceled on me, so I got to spend three days over there.

The week after, it was my boss's 25th work anniversary. We had a barbecue, a slideshow, and an event specific to him. Lots of people came down from head office to celebrate. I got to learn how to set up a propane barbecue.

Here's a team pic of the 2018 WALES staff.

I got to attend a Core Competencies meeting, which is a set of policies that Extend-a-Family agrees to. We are divided into groups and we hold monthly meetings reviewing the policies. Somehow, I wound up agreeing to chair the next meeting, which I really don't understand how to do.