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Dorothy wrote: "Would it be Nathaniel Hawthorne?"🎉🏆🥇WE HAVE A WINNER!!!! YES, DOROTHY, IT IS NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE!!!!!👏🤝🏅
His daughter, Rose, converted to Catholicism with her husband. Following the deaths of her husband and 5 year old son, she moved to New York City (to a tenament) and began nursing incurable cancer patients. She then became a Nun and took the name Mother Mary Alphonsa. She was nominated for Sainthood in 2003.
Pammy Jo
Ruth, Dorry beat you to it! 😟Pammy Jo
Pamela wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "Would it be Nathaniel Hawthorne?"🎉🏆🥇WE HAVE A WINNER!!!! YES, DOROTHY, IT IS NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE!!!!!👏🤝🏅
His daughter, Rose, converted to Catholicism with her husband. Following ..."
!!!! Emma!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If it hadn't been for the name of Nathaniel Hawthorne popping into her head, and her generosity in telling me, I would never have guessed it. So Emma and I will be collaborating. (Run, Meg, run!!!)
Dorothy wrote: "Pamela wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "Would it be Nathaniel Hawthorne?"🎉🏆🥇WE HAVE A WINNER!!!! YES, DOROTHY, IT IS NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE!!!!!👏🤝🏅
His daughter, Rose, converted to Catholicism with her husb..."
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Signing off for the night. New issues that need my attention here. Talk to you tomorrow. Praying for you, Ruth.🙏🙏🙏Pammy Jo
Pamela wrote: "Signing off for the night. New issues that need my attention here. Talk to you tomorrow. Praying for you, Ruth.🙏🙏🙏Pammy Jo"
Hope everything's well, Pammy!! Still praying for you!! 🤗❤️
😭😭😭 Next time I'm NOT going to be nice!!!!
Meg wrote: "😭😭😭 Next time I'm NOT going to be nice!!!!"🥺
Pamela wrote: "Ruth, Dorry beat you to it! 😟Pammy Jo"
The funny thing is something kept telling
me it's Hawthorne and I dismissed thinking
it was a standby reply.
Pamela wrote: "Signing off for the night. New issues that need my attention here. Talk to you tomorrow. Praying for you, Ruth.🙏🙏🙏Pammy Jo"
Thank you, Pammy, I appreciate that.🤗❤
Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "😭😭😭 Next time I'm NOT going to be nice!!!!"🥺"
😝
Congratulations Dorothy- I think.I hope it's a N.E.L. quiz.
Ruth wrote: "Congratulations Dorothy- I think.I hope it's a N.E.L. quiz."
I told her it better be!
Emma and I will think up a doozy for you all...but I promise it won't be a trick question like that last one!
I'm signing off now, goodnight everyone.
Ruth wrote: "I'm signing off now, goodnight everyone."Goodnight, Ruth! 🤗❤️
Good night, Ruth! I'll be singing out soon, too...as soon as Emily Rose and I finish plotting! 😋
Dorothy wrote: "Good night, Ruth! I'll be singing out soon, too...as soon as Emily Rose and I finish plotting! 😋"🙄🤦🏻♀️
Dorothy wrote: "Good night, Ruth! I'll be singing out soon, too...as soon as Emily Rose and I finish plotting! 😋"I'd love to hear your singing, Dorry!! 🤣
Emma wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "Good night, Ruth! I'll be singing out soon, too...as soon as Emily Rose and I finish plotting! 😋"I'd love to hear your singing, Dorry!! 🤣"
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Well, Emily Rose and I have finished plotting, and here is what we've come up with for you all...hope it's not too easy.This author wrote two books as therapy for his "depression, anxiety, and nervous affectations." Who was it, and what were the books?
Goodnight!
Mark Twain Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
Meg wrote: "Mark Twain Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn"Pick one. 😂
Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Mark Twain Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn"Pick one. 😂"
That's the author and 2 books! 😂
Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Mark Twain Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn"Pick one. 😂"
That's the author and 2 books! 😂"
Oh, sorry, had to look back at the question. 🤦🏻♀️🤣
Meg's the only one to guess so far?! And Emma had to look back at the question!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
And I think Meg has caught Allyson's infirmity. She has Twainitis.
Dorothy wrote: "Meg's the only one to guess so far?! And Emma had to look back at the question!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣"I slept!!!!
Emma wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "Meg's the only one to guess so far?! And Emma had to look back at the question!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣"I slept!!!!"
Oh, so sleeping wiped the memory of our question from your mind?
Dorothy wrote: "And I think Meg has caught Allyson's infirmity. She has Twainitis."Twain may have had bi-polar disorder
Or Herman Melville...but don't you delete my former answer if it's correct! 🤣
Dorothy wrote: "Emma wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "Meg's the only one to guess so far?! And Emma had to look back at the question!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣"I slept!!!!"
Oh, so sleeping wiped the memory of our question from your mind?"
Sleeping wipes all of my memory. I don't even remember who you are.
Meg wrote: "Or Herman Melville...but don't you delete my former answer if it's correct! 🤣"🤣 And what if I told you that neither of your answers was correct?
Emma wrote: "Sleeping wipes all of my memory. I don't even remember who you are."😲😭
Dorothy wrote: "Emma wrote: "Sleeping wipes all of my memory. I don't even remember who you are."😲😭"
Oh! Wait a minute! You're Dorry, right?
Emma wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "Emma wrote: "Sleeping wipes all of my memory. I don't even remember who you are."😲😭"
Oh! Wait a minute! You're Dorry, right?"
YES!!!! 😭
Dorothy wrote: "Emma wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "Emma wrote: "Sleeping wipes all of my memory. I don't even remember who you are."😲😭"
Oh! Wait a minute! You're Dorry, right?"
YES!!!! 😭"
No need to cry! I remember now!! 😂🍒🍭🍦🍧🤗
Emma wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "Emma wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "Emma wrote: "Sleeping wipes all of my memory. I don't even remember who you are."😲😭"
Oh! Wait a minute! You're Dorry, right?"
YES!!!! 😭"
No need to..."
😌
Dorothy wrote: "Emma wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "Emma wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "Emma wrote: "Sleeping wipes all of my memory. I don't even remember who you are."😲😭"
Oh! Wait a minute! You're Dorry, right?"
YES!!!! 😭..."
🤣🤣
Recap:This author wrote two books as therapy for his "depression, anxiety, and nervous affectations." Who was it, and what were the books?
Meg: Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Or Herman Melville. But don't you dare erase one!
Everyone else: 🌳🪓
Meg wrote: "Mark Twain Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn"YOU STOLE MY LINE!!!!😂😂
Emma wrote: "Copy cat!!! 😾"Who, ME?!
Nathaniel Hawthorne, don't know the books.
Quick, Meg, help! What books did Nathaniel Hawthorne write for depression, anxiety, and affectation?!
Dorothy wrote: "Emma wrote: "Copy cat!!! 😾"Who, ME?!"
Yes, YOU!!! 🤣
Allyson wrote: "Quick, Meg, help! What books did Nathaniel Hawthorne write for depression, anxiety, and affectation?!"I hate to burst your bubble Allyson, but I'm quite sure it's not Hawthorne! 😂
Meg wrote: "Hmmm, can it be Longfellow??"🤷🏻♀️
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