Spokane with my friend Ann

I went to Spokane today with my friend Ann.  Ann lives in Priest River and is 77 years old.  She is like a second mother to me and has helped me out during some difficult times.  Ann lives in an eclectic house with 3 dogs and 4 cats.  Too many animals for me but she really likes them.  I picked up Ann about 12:30 p.m. and we went to P F Changs in downtown Spokane.  It is nice to have some good food to eat - I miss not having more options in Sandpoint.  I had chicken sesame with spicy green beans and tangerine tea.  We then went to Cosco.  I bought a lot of almonds - much cheaper at Cosco.  I bought some chocolate and sesame muffins for the children.  I don't like to buy them very often because they aren't all that great for them.  Ann talks a lot and she isn't a very good listener but that is o.k.  She is from Sonoma but came here after her husband died in a freak boating accident on a lake near Lake Tahoe.  Most of her children live in California.  Ann is a woman who speaks her mind.  She dies her hair red and wears sort of run down clothes.  She tells me she needs to lose 50 pounds and then she will buy some nice clothes.  One of her ankles really bothers her because she snapped it half when skiing in Tahoe.  She is smart and reads a lot.  Her husband was the superintendent of the Sonoma School District.  Ann raised 6 children but one of her daughters died.  She is a no nonsense person.  She speaks her mind and isn't afraid if you don't agree with her.  I like women who speak their minds.  I find it refreshing though I do wish that she was a better listener.  However maybe that is why we have many friends because some are good at one thing and not so hot at something else.