Aside from visiting family, we’ve been exploring Grande Prairie.

My husband says GP reminds him of Lubbock Texas. Both are oil and agriculture cities, built on a grid with many big boxy buildings. 

For our last evening in Grande Prairie, my brother hosted a big dinner with all his kids. It was good to see them. Most of them are in their early 20s. They have their struggles. One is a drug addict. They also seem to be more grown up, confident and self aware than I have ever seen.

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