Hello everyone, just a quick message to say, yes, we are still here.

I'm sorry that there's been a bit of a break in the episodes.

Among the co-hosts, we've had some travel, some events, and some sickness.

I seem to have been perpetually sick since the new year.

In fact, the entire family has been under the weather.

Both of the kids have had croup

and Marie has also been sick a lot, but she at least has the excuse that she's busy building

a new human being. So yeah, Bates Child number three will be making an appearance in July.

And until Tenadryl, Reaper Cheap Bates makes his or her appearance, the great thing about

those names is that it works for both a boy and a girl. We shouldn't have any more interruptions

because we've now got quite a few episodes recorded in the bank and so the rest of this season

should continue without any more breaks in service.

I'd like to thank everyone who emailed to check that we're okay.

I think emails today were from Don and from Rochelle.

So thank you for your care, but everything's well and we'll see you tomorrow.