A Pooscopy and grape flavored MRI

Well today was a day of tests for Julie. She started bright and early with blood work at 6:30 am and then moved on to a colonoscopy (we've renamed it a poooscopy). Then we were home for a short nap, and off to an MRI. Julie had to drink some stuff that she said was about the consistency of whole milk and tasted a liitle like grape Kool-Aid. Then she spent about two hours in a little tube. When she was done, she was very excited to get to eat food, and we were off for dinner and scouting around our home away from home.
We have a two bedroom, two bathroom apartment with a kitchen this time around. It's really nice to have plenty of space, and the option of cooking a few meals. We are just a block from the Mayo buildings and are connected by skyways to just about everything in Rochester. Right next door is a mall and Barnes and Noble, and downstairs is a lovely little shoe store. Could our location be any better? I think not!
Dad has been taking lots of pictures and we will try to get some of them posted in the next couple of days. We spent yesterday with our buddy Marti and her family in Wausau, WI. She took us to the Dells and then to visit her studio in its brand new location. It looks fabulous and we got to spend a little time painting in her store. Such fun to be the customer in someone else's place. I will say though, it's difficult not to check on customers, even in someone else's shop! Thanks Marti, Mark, Max, and Liam for showing us a good time!
Tomorrow, Julie has X-rays in the morning and then appoinments with her doctors in the afternoon. Please pray hard for good news from the doctors. As we get closer and closer, it's nerve wracking to wonder if they are in fact going to do the take down surgery on Wednesday. We really hope all test results are good, and we can just get on with it! Thanks for all the prayers and support. You guys are fabulous. Also, a big thanks to the girls taking care of the pottery studio while we are gone. Par for the course, we had a little computer drama on Sunday, thanks to Amy, Taylor and Envision computers we are back up and running and ready for Tuesday. woo Hoo!