The severe winds had snow piled higher than I've ever seen it in my life and I still remember the chest-high tunnel someone dug to reach the cars.  We still have old Super 8 film, converted to VCR tape now, of the dog trying to find his way through like a rat in a maze.  We had no fireplace and were stuck trying to keep warm with extra clothes and blankets.  My mother used a saucepan over a candle to warm canned soup for us.  My brother was sent outside to dig holes in the ice covered swimming pool so we could flush the toilet (septic system).  My oldest brother was off at college in another part of the state.  We used candles for light and, as I recall, spent most of the time reading to each other, huddled under blankets. With my high fever, I don't think I was quite as cold as the others but they did seem to want to snuggle close to my internal heater.