[Hank70SS]

...so I'll just start. Some if you know our daughter Susan went out to L.A. area a number of years ago as a travel nurse. While there she decided she wanted to become a CRNA, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist. She attended USC for 2 years, got her masters degree and as been a practicing CRNA for over a year know.

The CRNA union is changing the requirements to become a CRNA to include a doctorate degree. Susan doesn't have to get a doctorate since she's already a CRNA but was looking into it. She felt it would help in the future. She also wants to teach maybe one class a week and a doctorate would help. So she checked around and found a program at Cal State. Wrote a paper and applied for entrance to the program last week. On Monday she went for an interview and was told she would hear in a week or two if she was accepted.

Well they called her on Tuesday, the next day, and said she was in. I talked to her on Wednesday, she wasn't sure if she was going to accept the position. $38,000 for an 18 month course. She just finished paying us back the money we loaned her when she went for her masters. She still has student loans to pay back as well. I told her the Bank of Mom and Dad was still open for business and we could loan her the money if she wanted to do it.

They also told her to apply for the Jonas Salk Leadership Award, a $10,000 scholarship, based on the paper she wrote, so she did. Well she called us while we were at the restaurant tonight and said she got it. Plus another donor is adding another $10,000! So she's getting $20,000, pretty sure she'll accept now.

Just wanted to share, we're kind of proud of our girl.