Tribute to Tara

This is a tribute to Tara.  She died last night, in a horrible and painful death.  No, I am just kidding, but she deserves some additional thanks.  She says that she doesn't need the "thank you's", and the little compliments, but we will keep dishing them out because she works so hard.  We eat like kings, because she sweats it out next to a hot stove, in a boat without air conditioning, and sometimes without a breeze.  Our Thanksgiving seemed just like the ones at home (minus 20 to 30 people).  She found a small turkey breast to roast, mashed the potatoes, and even modified the stuffing packet from the store to match my mom's recipe.  There was also green beans, a salad, rolls, and cranberry salsa (a recipe from our sister in law Natalie, that makes the holidays).  Then, because we ate so much she made the strawberry, and blueberry shortcake the next morning just to top it off.  This isn't the only meal that she worked hard on.  Right now she is cooking breakfast as she does most days.  She has made many good meals from breakfast burritos, to eggs benedict, to french toast made with homemade bread.  Then finishes it off by hand washing the dishes.  She also keeps the boat clean and organized.  It seems that some days she is following us around cleaning up after us.  She also hand washes all the laundry.  That requires putting some fresh water in a tote, laundry soap, and then stomping it if we aren't sailing to do the agitation for us.  Then she wrings out the water, and hangs it all over the boat to dry.  She is the hardest worker here, and pulls more than her share of the duties.  Thanks again Tara!  Love, Preston.