. Lindsay Knutson, left, plays in the heavy snow with her family dog, Aspen, and daughter Flora Bejblik, 4, as her husband Bob Bejblik, rear left, shovels snow on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 in southwest Minneapolis. The National Weather Service predicted a two-day snow total of 8 to 12 inches for much of southeastern and east-central Minnesota, including the Twin Cities. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Elizabeth Flores)