What were you doing this time last year?

Can't recall? Here's a memory jog: You might've been shoveling, de-icing, sledding, bundling up or canceling your weekend plans. Unless you drive a snowplow or serve as an EMT, you likely were not headed to work.

Whether the snow storm that blanketed the city from Feb. 6 to 10 was as epic as the blizzards of years past that transformed Portland into Snowlandia remains to be seen. But it was incredibly memorable for me because at this time last year I was headed to the hospital to deliver my second child.

I went into labor just before the first wave of snow hit and checked into OHSU as the first flakes were falling. By the time my little boy was born the next morning, hospital administrators were shutting down Sam Jackson Parkway and sending non-essential staff home.

A day later, husband couldn't get back up the hill to bring our oldest child to meet his new brother. My in-laws barely made it in from the East Coast and had no hope of meeting the baby until we came home from OHSU (two days later, via chain-enabled ambulance). Icy wrecks were all over the TV news and the emergency rooms were at capacity.

With all that chaos outside, I ended up with 48 quiet, peaceful hours of watching the snowfall from my hospital bed, a newborn snuggled into the crook of my arm.

What about you, Portland? Did last year's snow throw a wrench in your plans, or give you a rare chance to break out the ice skates or make a snowman? Share your memories and photos in the comments.