Three Crosses Church At Castro Valley, California

THREE TIMES NOW...

My son took us to Three Crosses Church for three times consecutively on Sunday, it was a half hour drive and out of the three times, we were punctual only once.  *embarrass to say but still mention it*  The other two times we were a bit late, worship had started half way.  I like the worship in this place, the lead singer has a beautiful voice.  

A very beautiful worship serenaded to our Lord...

It was Mother's day celebration during my first time there..

Each of us were given a rose...

And a piece of cookie for all Mothers...

Second time taken with baby E... 

Both of us coincidentally wore blue stripes on that Sunday....

And this was just last Sunday....

At the grounds before leaving the church....

With my cheeky grandson....

He likes to divert himself whenever photos are taken...

Seafood Platter At Home

DESSERTS OVER... THE MAIN MEAL CAME...

It should be the other way round but knowing us, desserts would go to waste after this main meal.  So we had desserts and tea before indulging into this scrumptious meal prepared by my daughter-in-law.  Because I was still under "jetlag syndrome"... I was excused from helping out.  LOL.. 

Not much utensils were used anyway, we had the meal with baking paper laid on the table.  An excellent idea, I would like to say so.  LOL.. 

Forget about Mr. Cholesterol too, at that moment, I just want to dig in to a bit of everything!

Bought 4 giant lobsters for $72 in Costco... 

We only used up two... 

My DIL baked them instead of steaming... 

Yes, fresh and succulent...

Most of the stuff were from Costco... 

Not a scone but a mixture of scallops and potatoes besides others... 

For four of us, indeed we did not manage to finish them all...

We had Clams Miso soup as well... 

Our simplified dinner and definitely a fulfilling one!

Special Tea Time On Mother's Day

Mother's day at home...

My son wanted to take us mothers out for dinner, he called up his usual "edible food" restaurants ... unfortunately they were fully booked on that Sunday weekend.  

Then my daughter-in-law decided to self DIY at home instead, she quickly ran out for groceries and came back with some special tea time finger food and a scrumptious dinner in the evening... 

Just a few simple steps... 

And these were made... 

I didn't really see her doing it...

Not DIY... LOL..

These were too difficult to make them at home...

DIL bought in Costco... 

Springrolls from Costco too...

We just have to air-fried it.... 

Three pieces of cake for the three momssss... 

It is really a special 

TEA TIME!

This piece is extra special...

Cos my grandson made it specially for me...

He said, "This one is for Nai Nai... "

LOL...

Food Inside And Outside Our Home

TIME ROCKETS...  I am here for more than a month already without realizing it until now... 

What have I been doing all this time... besides cooking full time, cleaning up house and having fun with the naughty cheeky boy?  Yes, those chores definitely occupy my mind here, no time to think of non-sense stuff such as my mental and physical health.... practically all were brushed off from my mind.  Focusing on other essential stuff really works!  By night, I am totally exhausted and there is no time to linger on unnecessary problems except to think on what to cook the next day... LOL...

Here are some of the food pictures from the inside and outside the house.... 

Homecooked Hokkien Prawn noodles... 

Paste bought from Penang.... 

Kangkung is expensive and rarely found here...

So we used spinach instead.... 

Tuna mini pies.... 

So easy to make the fillings... 

The pastries are bought and they taste so good... 

Indian pizza... 

Delivery to the house.... 

Asian Indian pizza....

Very generous with the meat.... 

I took two pieces.... 

And their Spicy wings... were so spicy!

I stopped after taking one...

I think the top one bitten one was mine???

Outside in Westfield mall...

Very quiet... 

We were the early birds, most shops were not opened yet....

My daughter in law and I shared a big bowl of Ramen....

Both of us are light eaters... LOL....

Completed our lunch with Cold Stone ice cream!

Losing Calories At Rancho San Anthonio

KIDS' STUFF... no more shopping or city tours for me...

It is all about kids, one kid, the Boy... 

He goes daycare during the weekdays and when weekend comes, we think of some place he loves to go.  No more I love but he loves and he likes to go to see animals and that was what we did on the first weekend I was there.

Rancho San Anthonio is the place we went to, other than a farm, it also provides activities for jogging and hiking.  Nice walk for families with kids too.  We parked our car some distance off and walked for around 15 minutes before reaching the farm.  I heard the farm is operated by volunteers, not many animals cos most of them are in the wild fending for themselves.

We spent a couple of hours there before making our way out, it was a tiring walk for me, at my age... LOL... but good exercise.  After that, we had a scrumptious lunch at a Chinese restaurant and I only managed to take one picture!  Imagine how hungry I was.... then.

Parking area....

A long way in to the farm.... 

Feeling very fresh initially.....

Must remember the name of the ranch....

And the walk begins.... 

Stopped for rest room... 

After 15 minutes walk, we reached the small farm....

The kid is let loose.... 

Ducks and geese....

Where is the other leg?

The big fat hairy pigs.... 

The kid likes to look at them...

Chickens/hens..... too...

I get to lose weight chasing him around.... 

My lunch among other dishes...

So yummy I could finish both of them at one go!

 

Olive Garden For Italian Food

ON LEAVE... 

My daughter-in-law took me out for lunch since she was taking two weeks off work.  We went window shopping at the Great Mall, yes... just window shopping cos everything seems to be very expensive, the prices are not within my expectations, no more like even a year ago where the stuff were worth buying.  So window it is, just walking around and then when it came to noon, we had our lunch at Olive Garden within the same vicinity.  

The entre in the menu was still pretty much the same, the prices, thankfully, were around there though other places have increased a few dollars or so.

As usual, one main dish comes with free soup or salad, we opted for the soup and both of us like Minestrone which could never go wrong with us Asians, no cream, no cheese in it.  LOL... Free cheese stick bread were served and they could be endless if we could finish them all.  

One of my favourite spots to visit.... 

As usual, we were one of the early customers.... 

I took one helping whereas the young lady took two.... 

Cheese stick bread on the house.... 

Her Lasagna.... not a big portion...
Just nice for us.... 

My angel hair with shrimps and asparagus.... 

Nothing fancy but something Italian for a change....

Both of us with the three course lunch cost RM27++