As you should be. Dan
Sent from my iPad > On Jul 17, 2015, at 1:52 PM, WILTON via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > #1 grndson called from Paris coupla days ago to say "thank you" for helping > him with finances, character guidance, study habits, etc., and that he's glad > to have gone to UNC-CH and Institute d'Etude Politique de Paris. 'Made me > feel mighty good to hear it from him without any prompting. 'Reminded, him, > of course, "Don't forget that others have been involved, too - Mom, Dad, > other grandparents - be sure to thank them, too." > > 'Reminds me: Just before he graduated from high school, he called me with > some exciting news - he had received a scholarship for $18K per year from > American U in DC. I was very happy for him, but I had to finally remind him > that it left "only" about $40K per year for the rest of us to pay. We were > pleased when he chose to attend UNC-CH (a state-supported U) at ~ $15K total > per year from us. > > He and grndaughter have graduated summa cum laude (he at UNC-CH; she at NCSU) > with no student debt. She's starting PhD program at U of CO next month with > full scholarship, stipend, grants, etc. > > 'Mighty proud of bofum. ;<) > > Wilton > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Penoff via Mercedes" > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Cc: "Dan Penoff" <d...@penoff.com> > Sent: Friday, July 17, 2015 1:17 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] S500 Ouchies > > >> The real irony is that they have a younger son who is on the "8 year plan" >> as they call it at the local community college. He valets at the local >> Embassy Suites on the weekends because he "Likes to drive fancy cars." >> >> I'm thinking he got overshadowed by big sister and got the short end of the >> stick.... >> >> Dan >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >>> On Jul 17, 2015, at 12:52 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> On July 17, 2015 at 11:24 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes >>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >>>> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> We have friends whose daughter graduated from Brown and is now in law >>>> school >>>> at the University of Houston. They once told me that tuition at Brown cost >>>> them around $45k/year. >>>> >>>> I could never get my head around that. >>> >>> That depends, is it worth $60k (housing etc included) a year to have your >>> daughter date Harvard students? >>> >>> Mitch. >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
