TGIF and a phone dump!!!!  thanksgiving ended up being at my house this year and it was the best time ever....and it gave me an excuse to make the craft paper runners!!  everyone chipped in and painted...so fun and sooo easy.

after thanksgiving me and the fam, heading to charleston for a night of fun and to check on the progress of the new construction i'm working on....

 hey dad :)

nothing beats c'town shopping....these had me drooling....i would have loved to have come home w/ the ram head coffee table but she was out of my budget :(

 sunday, tay and i had a mother/ daughter outing and we went looking for what she wanted santa to bring her....she took pictures of all the items (an easy bake oven is her #1).

 this is my breakfast date every AM.....he melts my heart.

this armoire has been staring me down....i love her.  the yellow doesn't work in my house (kelly green or turquoise would though)....i keep trying to make an excuse of why i need her.

after yesterday's post, i'm determined to find my inner fun again :)  it includes lots of laughing and gangham style dance parties.....

hope y'all have a fabulous weekend!!!!  i've got a date w/ 2 girlfriends to see this.....and don't think for a second i'm not super excited!!!

**warning** this is a mom post:
i just sat down with my cold coffee (i've reheated it several times already this AM) to take a minute and peek at pinterest...it's my guilty pleasure.  once the hustle and bustle of the AM routine is done and everyone is out the door, i like to take 20 minutes and cruise pinterest w/ my coffee cup in hand.  i didn't get far this morning.  i saw one pic, that wasn't a beautifully styled LR, DR, or kitchen, it just said "how to be a fun mom" and i clicked.  literally, my eyes started tearing up after reading the first two sentences...it felt like it was coming straight from my household.  the article is about letting your guard down and taking time to be a "fun" parent.  my husband is 150% the fun parent. it's no secret in this household.  when he comes home from work, he immediately runs and starts chasing the kids around the room (last night they all had neckties around their head b/c they were playing ninjia or something like that...i was in the kitchen cooking).  i wish i was a fun parent.  i'm by no means trying to whine, but it's hard when you are a mother that works from home...i feel like i am running a race the second my alarm clock goes off....it's all about "getting it done".  i really struggle w/ separating roles...i juggle work and emails in the spare moments of my day between dropping kids off, cleaning the house, laundry, going to the grocery store, nap time, car pool lines, dance, art, etc.  at times, i have found myself jealous that warren gets to be "fun," which is silly of me b/c i could easily do it....reading this post made me aware that it's ok to be silly, to let your guard down, and to take time to make yourself "fun" again.  i needed to read this this AM, it's nice to know that other moms out there struggle in the same ways.  thanks for pinning it dawn :)  xo- Shannon

*images from northern lights, the glow

taking a short trip

 My dad, Brittney and I are heading out in the morning to the mooneyes show in Japan.   The jesses and craig will still be at the shop working on cool stuff and taking orders if you need anything.

If any of you guys reading this are going to the Yokohoma show, please look us up and say hi.  I am not sure if the brog will work in Japan,  but if it does, I will try to do a few posts from my phone.

sometimes i feel the need to confess....and this is one of those times: i like an xtina song *gasp*
seriously, see if you aren't singing it by the end of the day....just say :)

*images courtesy of martha stewart, kara cox interiors, notes on design, design sponge, martha stewart wedding

Good morning email

I just woke up to an email from shige. The born free bike made it to Japan safe and sound

Lotsa wheels and some motors

I hop you guys had a great thanksgiving. We spent it in the shop and got a lot of work done. Brittney and I finished up the hub for her race bike and hung some stuff up in the barn. A couple of motors showed up from the east coast today. One was a fifty one panhead and the other one was a thirty eight knucklehead. The pan looks like its never been apart. The knuckle looks like its seen better days. We will sort both of them out and make sure they last a long Lon time

Jesse Craig and I laced up a bunch of original restored wheels for projects. There are twenty wheels in the pile and we still have six to go. It's an exercise in organizational skills. They are super nice. I'm curious to see how long it takes Craig to true them

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