Laugh at every bad joke she makes, even when she won't laugh at any of yours.
Make sure you buy her favorite candy for her, even though it's your last three dollars and the milk has gone sour.
She'll hate it when you pick her up, but do it anyway and spin her in circles until she has to catch her breath from laughing so hard.
When she falls asleep on the couch during that movie she said she wanted to see so bad, wrap her in the knitted blanket on the banister and walk her up the stairs.
Sometimes she won't eat dinner, but don't try to force her to, just pour her cheerios and make her tea the next morning.
She'll put up Christmas lights in July and carve pumpkins the day after Halloween, but don't ask her why. All you have to do is help her.
Bring her flowers on April fifth and she'll tell you why that day still chews away at her bones when she's ready.
Keep the long, thick socks with the mouse pattern clean so that she can wear them under her boots when it rains.
When she's too weak to even open her eyes, hold her as long as you can.
If she cries in the middle of the night, make her popcorn and sit with her on the bathroom floor.
Let her paint the walls whatever color she wants to help her take her mind off of things.
If you're ever out of town, even if it's only for a night, send her a postcard and tell her you miss her eyes.
When she stays home sick she'll tell you to leave her alone, but make sure you leave soup outside her bedroom door.
Don't ever forget how lucky you are, even when she's falling to pieces, because she'll always hold you together.
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