It turns out that December 2010 was the snowiest
December in Minneapolis EVER with 33.6 inches of snowfall. Of course, all of that snow fell over time and not all at once but I think the biggest storm gave us about 18 inches. This was enough to keep us from getting the car out of the garage for a day and I remember having to take the bus to the grocery store to get food. It seems that some years we just barely get a white Christmas anymore. This year we were set! Shoveling got to be a pain in the neck but it sure was pretty to look at. So, although we were more inconvenienced than technically snowbound, it was nice to just stay in and nest at home.
Snow-Bound
by John Greenleaf Whittier
Shut in from all the world without,
We sat the clean-winged hearth about,
Content to let the north-wind roar
In baffled rage at pane and door,
While the red logs before us beat
The frost-line back with tropic heat;
And ever, when a louder blast
Shook beam and rafter as it passed,
The merrier up its roaring draught
The great throat of the chimney laughed.
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