Oh wow. That was beautiful. I'm fascinated with identical twins and the old photos were awesome. I wish I had paid more attention to my father's stories. I always found them boring as a child and now I would do anything to hear them again and hear more of them.
I think you had the perfect family that would be a great example for how to live and love.
It sounds as though your father was a perfect noble hard working and loving man, and lucky to have you as a daughter.
I heard many of his stories as a child, but could not remember them all, so it was good to hear them again. HOWEVER, there were many stories he did NOT tell as a child, which were good to learn in recent years. Perhaps some of the stories you heard will come back to you, in time, as you exercise your memory. Sometimes, the strangest things will make me remember something which I thought I had forgotten! Thank you for the wonderful comment, sweet lady...