When Terry and I were trying to choose a day for her birthday lunch, she excitedly said that her taxes were done so let's to it on her actual day... Tax Day!
A little historic background about this day. President Abraham Lincoln first added a federal income tax with the Revenue Act of 1861 to help fund the Civil War. Taxes were based on assessments not voluntary tax returns, the date they were due varied. The act was later repealed, re-adopted and then held unconstitutional. The 16th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified in 1913, which gave Congress the authority to tax all incomes. The first filing deadline in 1913 was March 1, which was changed to March 15 in 1918 and finally to April 15 in 1955, to allow for more time for people to prepare their returns. The deadline remains on April 15 today, unless it conflicts with a holiday or a weekend.So for the first few years of Terry's life, her birthday didn't have "Tax Day" written next to "Terry's Birthday" on a calendar. For us, today, it was just the celebration of this unique woman's arrival in the world. The birthday girl's suggestion of this dining venue, The French Skillet Café in Murrieta was just perfect. I know it wasn't about 'me' but French Onion Soup and an Almond Croissant... she chose well.Hours of catching up, dining well, and celebrating... this was the best way to commemorate the day!"Your birthday, as my own, to me is dear...
But yours gives most;
for mine did only lend Me to the world;
yours gave to me a friend."
~Marcus Valerius Martialis
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