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What he always said
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"Measure twice, cut once." He said it about wood, about money, about marriage. When I was choosing a university he said it. When I was leaving a bad job he said it. I still hear it every time I'm about to do something rash — which, according to him, was often.
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Thirty years, same church
May 2002 · St. Francis Parish, Toronto · Love
Mom wanted a quiet dinner. Dad booked the parish hall, the same one, and invited everyone who was there the first time — plus everyone who wasn't. He danced with her to the same song and told the car story again, and she laughed like she'd never heard it. Ninety dollars and a borrowed car, thirty years later.
Added by Anna Smith
Married, 1972
May 1972 · Love
We had ninety dollars between us and a borrowed car. He wore his brother's suit. I would not change one thing.
Added by Maria Smith
