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Originally Posted at: Lafayette Real Estate News
No one will ever be perfect. There is always a way in which you can better yourself. Instead of striving to be the best, you should set your sights on being better than you were yesterday. With an achievable goal like this, you will actually be able to see your improvement.
Wine Paring: Try it with a Lively Pinot Noir
This elegant pasta dinner will have your family thinking you worked in the kitchen all day long. The secret, though, is refrigerated ravioli and jarred Alfredo sauce that’s heated with white wine, chopped fresh tomatoes, and fresh basil. Top with grated Parmesan cheese for a tasty finishing touch.
• Yield: Makes 4 to 6 servings
• 1 (20-oz.) package refrigerated four-cheese ravioli*
• 1 (16-oz.) jar sun-dried tomato Alfredo sauce
• 2 tablespoons white wine
• 2 medium-size fresh tomatoes, chopped**
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
• 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• Garnish: fresh basil strips
1. Prepare pasta according to package directions.
2. Meanwhile, pour Alfredo sauce into a medium saucepan. Pour wine into sauce jar; cover tightly, and shake well. Stir wine mixture into saucepan. Stir in chopped tomatoes and 1/2 cup chopped basil, and cook over medium-low heat 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Toss with pasta, and top evenly with 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese. Garnish, if desired.
*1 (13-oz.) package three-cheese tortellini may be substituted.
**1 (14.5-oz.) can petite diced tomatoes, fully drained, may be substituted.
Originally Posted at: Lafayette Real Estate News
May 6-9, 2015
4:30pm – Gates Open
5:00pm – Opening Ceremony/Main Stage All Vendor Booths Open – Camivai-Wristband
Speciai/Fairgrounds 
6:00- 7:30 p
m- Beer 30/Main Stage
8:00-10:00pm- Dustin Sonnier & The Wanted/Main Stage
FRIDAY, MAY 8
4:30pm – Gates Open
5:00pm -All Vendor Booths Open – Carnival opens
6:30pm – High Performance/Main Stage , Jitterbug and Waltz “Dance Contests”
8:30pm -Jamie Bergeron & Kickin’ Cajuns/Main Stage
10:30pm•Chee Weez/Main Stage
8:30am- Gates Open – All Vendor Booths Open – Mitchell Bros. & Son Amusements- Carnival Opens
8:00am – Frog Festival Poker Run Registration – Green Room/Civic Center
9:00am – Diaper Derby/Stage II – Sponsored by Rayne Jaycees
10:00am-6pm – Arts & Crafts Show – Rayne Civic Center Sponsored by Rayne 
Beautification Board
9:45am – Mr. & Miss Tadpole Introductions/Stage II Sponsored by Rayne Jaycees 9:55am – Project Dance/Stage II – under the direction of Nikki Link
10:00am – Introduction of Frog Festival and Rayne Royalty And Visiting Queens
10:15am – Frog Derby Queen’s Contest Stage II Sponsored by Rayne Lions Club
10:30am – International Rice Festival Dance Troupe
11:00am – Parade Block Party Begins – Rayne City Hall Sponsored by Dup’s DJ Service & Assisted by Rotary Club of Rayne
11:00am – Mitchell Bros. & Sons Amusements -Wristband Specials 11am – 4pm
11:OOam – Frog Racing & Jumping Contest Stage II Sponsored by Rayne Jaycees & Rayne Acadian Tribune -Register and rent a frog at Rayne Jaycees Booth
10:00am – Frog Festival 4 Ball Golf Tournament Sponsored by Cajun Pines Golf Club, Branch, LA
1:30pm – Grand Parade Downtown – featuring
2:30pm – Kevin Naquin & Ossun Playboys/Main Stage
4:30pm – Geno Delafose/Main Stage
6:30pm- Don Rich/Main Stage
8:30pm – Roddie Romero & The Hub City Allstars/Main Stage
Originally Posted at: Lafayette Real Estate News
Mother’s Day is a Holiday honoring motherhood that is observed in different forms throughout the world. The American incarnation of Mother’s Day was created by Anna Jarvis in 1908 and became an official U.S. holiday in 1914. Jarvis would later denounce the holiday’s commercialization and spent the latter part of her life trying to remove it from the calendar. While dates and celebrations vary, Mother’s Day most commonly falls on the second Sunday in May and traditionally involves presenting mothers with flowers, cards and other gifts.
Celebrations of mothers and motherhood can be traced back to the ancient Greeks and Romans, who held festivals in honor of the mother goddesses Rhea and Cybele, but the clearest modern precedent for Mother’s Day is the early Christian festival known as “Mothering Sunday.” Once a major tradition in the United Kingdom and parts of Europe, this celebration fell on the fourth Sunday in Lent and was originally seen as a time when the faithful would return to their “mother church”—the main church in the vicinity of their home—for a special service. Over time the Mothering Sunday tradition shifted into a more secular holiday, and children would present their mothers with flowers and other tokens of appreciation. This custom eventually faded in popularity before merging with the American Mother’s Day in the 1930s and 1940s. While versions of Mother’s Day are celebrated throughout the world, traditions vary depending on the country. In the United States, Mother’s Day continues to be celebrated by presenting mothers and other women with gifts and flowers, and it has become one of the biggest holidays for consumer spending. Families might also celebrate by giving mothers a day off from activities like cooking or other household chores.
Did You Know?
More phone calls are made on Mother’s Day than any other day of the year. These holiday chats with Mom often cause phone traffic to spike by as much as 37 percent.
