I don't know what your winter has been like so far, but here in southern Wisconsin it has been very mild. In the mid to upper 40's with no snow. A lot of the lakes are frozen over, but other than that, no real sign of winter. It might even get up to 50 this week.
I had to go back to mid December to find some wintery photos to remind me that we are actually in the middle of winter...
Bring on the snow!