Enjoy this ad-free encore episode as our Christmas gift to you!

This is a very special Christmas story written by our mom for her granddaughter, Maggie over 20 years ago. It's a charming and heartwarming story all about the magic of Christmas.

We hope you enjoy it as much as we do.

Sending you best wishes for a magical and amazing Christmas and an easy, healthy new year.

From Kim, Kari, Jenny, Erin, and Skye (the sisters behind How in the HELL did I get here)

Produced, edited, written, and hosted by Kim A. Flodin, with editing help from Kari Flodin.

​Underneath the Christmas Tree (Instrumental) by myuu

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In this short, you'll hear two stories... one from Jenny and one from Kim about their dogs and Vasoline. It's a slippery slope in more ways than one.

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Produced, edited, written, and hosted by Kim A. Flodin, with editing help from Kari Flodin.

Jenny's kids are unique, to be sure, and in this short...they put her through all sorts of parenting tests! 

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Kim and Jenny come clean about what really happened that day with the kids in the scary basement!

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Produced, edited, written, and hosted by Kim A. Flodin, with editing help from Kari Flodin.

It sounds like a Dr. Seuss story when Tammy is trapped in a hat, but it's actually a lot more like Little Shop of Horrors! Listen and laugh with her and at her! (Tammy is one of the favorite guests on the podcast!)

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Tammy moves to Florida and starts hanging out with a band. 

Lynz Floren was a professional wedding disc jockey and this is just one of the crazy stories we heard from him! 

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Produced, edited, written, and hosted by Kim A. Flodin, with editing help from Kari Flodin.

This week we have a little bit of sad news. After much discussion and consternation, I and my sisters have decided to put How in the HELL Did I Get Here on hiatus. We might be back and we might not.

This wasn’t an easy decision, but life changes and it just seems like the right thing to do for right now.

I want to say a huge thank you to you, our listener… and a huge thank you to my sisters for indulging my dream of creating this podcast. It wouldn’t have been possible without either you or the sisters. So, thank you so much. Seriously, the support you’ve given us and the fact that we have people listening from around the world every week still blows my mind and fills me with awe and gratitude.

And, if you really miss me, you can find me at my other podcast the Fall in Love with Yourself Toolkit where I’m dishing out advice for your week, and other fun information. You might even hear a sister or two over there from time to time.

For the time being, you can still catch us on Fridays on How in the HELL Did I get here Shorts which are stories pulled from the archives of How in the Hell did I get here. The plan is to keep that going for as long as it makes sense, so for you die-hard fans you can still get your fix on Friday mornings.

This week we have three stories for you, one from Jenny, one from me and one from a listener and I don’t think they have anything in common… except of course all of us wondering How in the HELL did I Get Here? 

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• Produced, edited, written, and hosted by Kim A. Flodin, with editing help from Kari Flodin.

When the sisters are together anything can happen and this story proves that more than once! Lol 

Enjoy this encore episode of one of our favorite episodes. 

We have a really special show about someone who was a really special person. My friend and former boss, Adrienne Weinstein. She’s not with us anymore, but she left an indelible mark on my life during the 16 years we worked together. She and Faye, who was my employee, were my “Jewish mothers’ and man, did we have some funny adventures. Think of us as Lucy, Ethel and Ethel and you never knew which one of us was going to be Lucy, but a lot of the time, it was Adrienne. 

Sadly, we lost Adrienne in 2005 and today’s show is dedicated to her and is all about her, with stories and memories from my other Jewish mother, Faye and Adrienne’s son’s Chad and Josh.

A special thank you to Adrienne’s sons, Chad and Josh for joining us this week to share memories of their mom. 

Dr. Chad Weinstein is hardly the underachiever he claims to be. He is founder and president of Ethical Leaders in Action, and you can find his excellent book, “Thinking Aloud: Reflections on Ethical Leadership” on Amazon!

And Josh, also known as J. Elvis Weinstein has been a stand up comedy star since he was a teenager! Maybe you’ve heard his podcast, Thought Spiral. You can also catch his documentaries, “I need You to Kill” and "Michael Des Barres: Who Do You Want Me To Be?" on Amazon Prime. His latest comedy album “Chunks” is also on Amazon and be sure to follow him on Twitter!

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• Produced, edited, written and hosted by Kim A. Flodin, with editing help from Kari Flodin.

 Other episodes referenced: 

Monkey Dog, Pig Pony, Monkey Hostage - February 7, 2019

​Roundabout , Dick Whistle, Freebird - April 25, 2019

The Fart Heard Around the World, Tased & Confused, In Trouble with the Law, Again - March 21, 2019 

Kim & Kari started their working lives at Bridgeman's Ice Cream Parlour and Restaurant and as you might imagine, things occasionally got out of hand in the funniest of ways! 

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Kim has another unique and interesting experience in Mexico... and encounters something she has never seen before...a Dick Whistle! 

Tammy loves her job at Starbucks until the day she finds out that cappuccinos aren't the only things there that come with foam!

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If you’ve listened to the show before, you might know that myself and my four sisters consider ourselves to be witches, yep we have our own coven. Lol

And in fact, our six time great grandma was actually convicted in Salem as a witch back in the 1600’s, so we do come from an actual accused witch and not only that, we all 100% agree that we grew up in a haunted house and that we all seem to have more than our fair share of paranormal encounters, excitement, and abilities.

So this week we’re giving you a sneak peak of a show that we could have saved for the month of October, but why not have a little creepiness right here and right now in the middle of summer? The good news is you can count on more paranormal, creepy stories all during the month of October. Mark your calendars and be sure to tune in then if you love this kind of stuff.

Our show this week is one story as told by Kari about an encounter she had a long time ago. As you’ll hear, this isn’t a story she’s told many people because well… this kind of thing doesn’t happen to that many people.

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Kim's beagle drinks himself into a stupor which leads to a very funny call to poison control. This is a CLASSIC How in the HELL Did I Get Here? tale. 

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Things are going to hell in Kim's life and she decides that visiting a friend in Hawaii is just the break she needs, until she discovers that she is the victim of a well-known Hawaiian curse!

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Jenny takes the reins and schools Kari and myself on the nuances of pooping in public and specifically what it takes to be a true boss of the bathroom in your corporate workplace.

This episode is so good we believe it should be required listening for all new office workers everywhere and I’m sure you’ll agree!

And, we’re so excited to have another new patron at buymeacoffee.com/thecoloringbookcoach. Thank you so much Susie Taylor for your support of the show! We are an independent podcast, and every little bit helps and we really appreciate any help we get!

If you want to help us out and say thanks, head over to buymeacoffee.com/thecoloringbookcoach where you can buy us a virtual cup of coffee or choose to buy us virtual coffee every month.

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Jenny and her husband Bill have a date night that they'll never forget.

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Kari is just 17 and already having run-ins with the law and in the most hilarious ways! Don't miss this one.

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You might think we're uncut and uncensored all the time and we are, but for this episode, you literally get to listen in on a funny, absurd, and typical conversation between myself (Kim), and sisters Kari and Jenny. 

We talk about Monty Python, the joy of a good hospital stay, and poop. Don't miss it. 

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