Extended family expands
It was a shock the first time a friend of mine became parent; suddenly, is wasn't all fun and games anymore. I had seen friends committing themselves to long term projects, but raising children is the kind of project that you can't relinquish when you get bored.
It was quite a shock when my brother announced that he was to have a child. My parents were delighted that their lineage would not end with my brothers and me.
Last weekend I went to Québec City for a family diner. That's when they asked me to be the godfather. What a shock!
Tony, my brother, lives with Julie, his girlfriend, in a cute little house in Deschambault, which happened to be in the middle of nowhere. They are really proud of Deschambault's authentic general store, a charming little place featuring a mini museum of old times retailing.