My eyes grew wide with amazement as I stood on the couch and looked out through the oversized picture window in our living room. Our 3-acre homestead in rural Jefferson County, Mo., had been transformed into a magical winter wonderland to my young eyes!
Starting around midnight, a rare phenomenon calledsnow on the ground measured 13 inches, making it impossible for my dad to risk the 120-mile round-trip commute to his job in St. Louis.
