It has been quite a few years since we've had a no-snow December like this.
and it has been very mild temperature-wise, too.  Last winter was a beast with
those extended single digit temps for such a along times.  

January is usually our biggest snow month so if we get through this last week
of December and January, too, without any it really will be one of those odd
winters.  For most of my life the latest we ever got snow was St Patrick's Day
but last winter was a record breaker for that, too, because we actually got snow
once or twice after St Pat's Day.  Caused a life-long paradigm shift.  :(