I love my sister.

1. She's a wonderful companion and friend. We haven't always gotten along but I am truly enjoying our friendship as adults.


2. She always there...always. She came over yesterday to help me jump my car, take it to the shop for a new battery and then take me to work. And then went back to work herself.


3. She has been helping Ed and I organize our financial stuff. And she's done our taxes for the past 2 years. And she always helps me muddle through communications from the IRS and my health insurance. And she's always been uber-generous when we have needed a hand.


4. She loves my son almost more than I do. In fact, she's babysitting today. And she brought him a whole bag of clothes from her trip to Las Vegas (along with gifts for everyone else she knows). She was in the room when he was born even though it was scary and weird.


5. She was "on-call" throughout my entire pregnancy and came running whenever I called. She cleaned my house, made me lunch and hooked up her DVD player in my bedroom when I was on bed rest. She filled my refrigerator with food after I came home from the hospital and was there to lean on while Booker stayed in the NICU even though she couldn't go in.

I hope I never have to figure out how to get through my days without her.