Happy Easter!

We got to visit home this weekend! It was so fantastic to have Easter dinner outside at our house and enjoy a little bit of spring at the farm. Matt had a bit of a hard time, so I don't think that we'll be visiting again until we leave here for good, but it was nice for the weekend.

When he's here at rehab, he feels like he's doing better and everyone tells him how much improvement he has made. I think when he was at home, though, he realized how far he has to go and what he's missing right now. Matt, this strong, physical, hard-working person, had to sit there while we went to the barn and brought out the Adirondack chairs. He can't even walk to the barn yet, let alone help carry anything back. Then he had to see the chairs that he had made last fall - I just can't imagine how hard it was for him. We managed to talk him into staying last night and I think that he was happy today - especially once Freddie got there.

At one point today Matt said to me that Crotched Mountain was good and Dummerston was good, but both is bad. He needs to stay in his routine and concentrate on his work here until he gets to be at home for good, which he still hopes is soon. Then he can develop a routine at home, which is comforting, and figure out new ways to get work done. Knowing Matt, this is probably the last weekend he'll just be sitting around the house.