Hello This was exciting for you, I can tell! Are you all ready to come home yet? We just got back from Mount Rushmore, Custer State Park, and the Badlands of South Dakota. We climbed on many barren terrains and drove on many curvy mountain roads where only the pine trees were as green as your Scottish grass. We did not see any sheep to rival your picture but did spot a herd of about 200 Buffalo. Those animals were larger than I thought: we stayed in the car! We also saw many large rock formations, and of course the monument with 4 very large presidents. We drove through lots of tunnels through the mountains, too. Be safe...Aunt Robin
HEY YA'LL WAS UPPPPPPP????????? hey the train is so cool and awsome powsome!!!!( i am listing to year 3000) ellie says that she doesnt miss ya'll but i think that she is just kiddin hopefully!!!!!!!! Cant wait to see ya'll on the 9th!!!
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! even though i am not a harry potter fanatic, this is still so cool! i bet you were in heaven!!!! haha...well this sounds like such an amazing day! i love youuuu
a round of applause to Mrs. Ragland for doing the blog!! :] Well, it sounds like yall are all castled out but all the castles look pretty amazing! And of course.....drum roll....the Harry Potter train!! Yeah! I bet yall are super excited about that! Well, hope yall have fun on the train and take lots of pictures!
OH MY GOSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! This is bloody brilliant and wicked!
This is so amazing!!! wowowow! Did they have a plaque for the spot on the train?!!? Oh my goodness, I am so super excited! You sat in the same spot as Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, whoever plays Neville, and whoever plays Luna, oh and whoever plays Lupin!! This is so exciting! Did you encounter any dementor attacks and then see Lupin who gave you a bit of chocolate to recover?? Hah, probably not, but all the same, this is the coolest thing ever! I'm imagining you with a chocolate frog in your hand and looking at your wizard collectors card (because that's really the only thing that you want anyways) :) I'd have to say that my favorite picture is the one with the outside view of the train because it looks like you're in the movie! You should send in a picture of you in the compartment and maybe you'll get a part in the next movie ;) hah. wow, I wish I could be there! You look so proper with your coffee! Anything off the trolley, dears? No thanks, I'm all set says Ron (peers down at Mrs. Weasley's homemade sack lunch) harry: (looks down at his pocket full of Galleons and says, "I'll take the lot!" hah sorry, this is so long! Well, I know that everyone had a blast! Love you all!!
:) That castle is amazingly pretty!! wow, the amount of green is beautiful and shocking :) NESSIE, haha, that is soo cool that y'all saw that! Sounds like a pretty fun day to me. I would be such an annoying tourist because I take way to many pictures when I'm in austin. I just would be freaking out if i was in some place like SCOTLAND! :)
This whole trip sounds amazing!
yay! Harry Potter! That sounds so cool! The Harry Potter train sounds fun and I'm sure the scenery was really cool! Wow, wouldn't that be weird if one of the actors walked out of the hotel while you guys were there?! I would have been sooo excited :):)
Well, it is about 11 p.m. in Scotland right now, so you guys are probably getting ready for bed! I miss you guys and can't wait to hear more details about these adventures!
The Monster? So, did you see the Loch Ness Monster?
I have loved keeping up with you through your blogs! I received John's postcard from London today.
I Love You.
Wow, that castle is gorgeous! I remember when Ms. Ragland was looking it up on the internet and we couldn't pronounce it, and how you're living or staying in it! That's so cool! The green grass around it.. ahh, so pretty!
cool sheep THOSE SHEEP R SO COOL I WANT ONE I WILL NAME IT HUGO AND HE WILL LIVE FOREVER!!!!!!! sorry spastic momment!!!!!!!!!!!! have fun ya'll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wow now i know why i never heard about people in the uk, they were to busy building CASTLES but they are very pretty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HEY JOHN BRING ME BACK SOME OF THAT PIE!!! jk gtg BYE
Hello Ms. Ragland! Ha, well it seems y'all (i thought i would throw in some Texas just in case you had forgotten:) have been through a lot of scenery in the past couple of days. The pictures are absolutely gorgeous, ha I like the sheep. Tomorrow seems like a fun day looking for Nessie and all. ;) And of course the Harry Potter train sounds sooo cool! I can't wait to hear more! Love you all and stay safe!
exhausting day, huh? Wow, that was definitely a full day of activities! I would be totally out of it by the end of the day! It sounds like it was lots of fun though. The castles sound soo cool, and the scenery sounds AMAZING! I think a day of relaxation is a good idea for all of y'all! It will give you time to rest so you'll all be ready for the HARRY POTTER TRAIN! Ah, i bet you are all excited!
ooh, i have about 200 pgs left in harry potter (the 6th one) and i am determined to finish before i leave saturday morning!
it is probably the 4th of July when you're reading this so in that case...
HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!!!!!!!!!!!
haha, love you all and miss you too!
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Angel :) :)
queens, kings and castles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ok ok so there are castles. yea. WHERE ARE THE QUEENS AND KINGS????? if you see any, ask them if they want to adopt a princess (named aimee) jk just kidd'n hahaha i crack myself up!!!! Anyway the castles are really beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! gtg massage my ham!!!! BYE!!!!
wow i just figured out i can write comments so i am i think the pictures you took are so cool and i would be so scared to be on the stands gives me the chills caroline wait till we go rock climbing even though it is inside it is scary i can't wait untill you get back
Thats more like it... Emma....thx .... it looks like you guys gave your dad atleast 'one' breather.... It's tough being chief cook and bottle washer....especially with 3 Ragland girls all looking for the 'perfect' side trip. Every now and then...Dad just needs a beer..... :)
These are the questions to cross the bridge...
What is your quest?
What is your favorite color?
What is the air speed velocity of a sparrow?
Be sure to answer them correctly!
Have fun on your quest for the Harry Potter train....
Love, Robin
Castles, Castles, Castles I can't believe how many castles the UK has. It seems like there are a bunch, you probably have gotten used to them by now, but for me it seems so unusual because it's not like you see them in Austin, Texas. Anyways, I really liked the gargoyles, reminds me a certain entrance way. Can you guess which one? Hah.. yeah.. The picture from up top on the Stirling Castle is extremely pretty (nice photography skills, Emma) :) I like how the mountains in the background are faded from the clouds. Love you all and hope that you have a FANTASTIC time tomorrow!!
CASTLES!!! haha, this day sounds fun, and the Duone Castle looks really cool (especially with the sky in the background like that-good picture!) I'm really excited about y'all staying in a castle overnight! That is really cool and I hope y'all have a blast. I can't wait to see and hear more about your trip :) Oh, and emma, i got your postcard last night :)
Glad you guys are having fun!!
< Angel
p.s. Emma, you look soo tall when you're standing next to that door! haha, it is cool!
i bet it was fun having a good ole fashion Dr. Pepper just like in the good ole USA! lol :) i never knew that your Mom used to live in Europe! that is super cooleo! omigosh! that little dog is SO SO SO cute! i bet your mom was in doggy heaven! well, catcha later! -Joy
WOW! the views were amazing!! i am so jealolus! i bet it was SO high up! fun fun fun anyways, looks like yall are having a blast! can't wait to hear all about it when you get home!! love, Joy
Mary Ragland
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I'm Glad!
I'm so glad to hear that you are home and had such a good time. Now for camp!