Oh man, today was rough. I brought Ezra home from daycare a bit early because he had fallen in class and split his lip, and I wanted to make sure he was all right. (Yes, he's fine.) (Yeah, I'm that mom.) Anyway, I get him home and take the kid upstairs for a diaper change, when I hear some suspicious rustling from the living room. I run down to find Mags eating raisins from a ziplock that had been sealed and put away. THIS DOG, I SWEAR.So if you don't know, raisins are toxic to dogs and can kill them (grapes, too). So I call the vet and they say she needs to vomit them up asap. How do you get a dog to barf on purpose? Make them swallow hydrogen peroxide. Duh.Magda needed to drink 1.5 oz. of the stuff. So how do I get her to do that, you say?The vet suggests a turkey baster down the throat. Yup. Just another Thursday at the Plesser residence.So here I am, in the back yard, forcing a turkey baster into Magda's open mouth, squirting peroxide down her throat as the poor girl is gagging and spitting it back at me (glaring at me incredulously for feeding her poison). Then we all wait in the yard for 12 minutes until she begins to heave, and up come the raisins, which I then have to hand pick out of the barf to make sure she doesn't eat them again.It's a life of glory over here, I swear.The photo at the top? That was from earlier today when I was testing my lights. She was feisty even before all of this. Imagine how much she likes me now.For your internet share of the day, this article about how women in pain are not taken seriously at hospitals fascinated and enraged me.
I had a shoot today at a local agency, and they had this amazing foosball table that I (of course) had to photograph. How pretty is this!? Not as pretty as 
Earlier this summer, I was thrilled to take a bunch of photos for 
And for your internet shares of the day, did you know 
This was the scene this morning as we comforted Mags by telling her that yes, we will in fact return to pick her up in a few days. It's always hard to drop her off at the dog sitter's house -- no matter how much she loves it there. And I'm always so, so happy to get her back when we return. But then again, vacations are mandatory in our family.We landed in Ohio around 4 pm today after living out my own personal nightmare of attempting to parent a toddler during a meltdown on an airplane, who also cannot have his diaper changed because the drink carts have blocked you in and so between the tears and the glares of fellow passengers, you soon feel wet warmth on your lap. Yeah guys. Living the dream over here.But we survived! And hopefully we never (ever, ever) have to see any of those people from that airplane again.And now that I have shattered any remnants of cool that I might have still maintained, let me steer you to the internet share of the day, where 
I had another wonderful wedding last weekend over at the Como Conservatory. I had shot weddings there before -- so lovely! -- but I had never been at a reception there. Quite a lovely space! Anyway, that up there is just one sneak peek image -- it will probably be a week or so before I can pull together a full take.As it sounds, things around HQ are super busy this week as I'm wrapping up a bunch of work (so! many! cats!), preparing birthday gifts (my man celebrates another year this weekend!) and packing the whole family up for a long weekend in Ohio with friends. I am beyond excited for the short vacation, but there's a lot to get done before we step onto that plane. Not to worry though. I'm sure flying with a wiggly toddler will be perfectly enjoyable (cough, cough).And today on the internet I found...
From dogs to cats, eh?Today I photographed three cats (not at the same location), and this guy here was hilarious. This was the very first frame because this was the look I got the first time he heard my shutter click. Too funny! I love that expression.Maybe later, I'll do a full cat post so you can see my favorite images of the felines (since I'm so obviously pro-dog over here), but I'll need to wait for client approval on that one.For your internet share of the day, I have a few. First: 
I got up super early yesterday morning and met this boy up here (and his mom) out in "the country" for a photo session. It was about the best start to a Monday I could have asked for! What a cutie! We had fields and fields of wild flowers and trails through the woods and all kinds of pretty spots to choose from.And photographing happy dogs romping leash-free in the wilderness is THE BEST.Besides that, I've been working a ton except for this morning when I took a break to go to the doctor for my annual checkup. Poked, prodded and now flu-vaccinated, I'm back at it (a little tender in the arm though).
For your internet share of the day, I'll be thinking about 
This morning was one of my few cat shoots of the year, and I had so much fun! This little lady was actually far friendlier than she appears in the photo, but I got lots of expressions during the shoot. This picture was one of my favorites.Then tonight, Jamie and I went to the Twins game, which was super fun! It was my only game this season, and we were gifted tickets in the hoity toity Legends Club section of the stadium. It was so fancy! (And fun!). I highly suggest it (especially if the tickets are freebies).For your internet share of the day, how about