Christmas Appeal Thank You thread - 2013

[SandyMumsnet]

Another year of spreadsheets and carols.
You wonderful lot you, gorn and done it again.

It's always lovely for the donator to know their parcel has arrived, so if you've had a Christmas Appeal gift this year and you'd like to use your unique MNcode to pop on this thread to say thank you, now's your chance.

We'd like to start you all off by being the first to say a massive THANK YOU to everyone who's taken part. You're all brilliant!

If anyone has any questions about anything to do with the Mumsnet Christmas Appeal then do please email [email protected].

Merry Christmas!

Hi Xmas2013MN9709, I posted your parcel on Friday, hopefully it has made it to you safely.

Ive just received a second gift! Was this supposed to happen? Has there been a mistake?

My stomach flipped when I opened it! I was , wow! Amazon voucher, bloody amazing!!!! Thank you, so, so, so much to who sent it.

The generosity of the people who sent the gifts are just lovely, I appreciate it so much I dont even think I can get across how much.

It has brightened up a particularly rough few days among the general grey.

Thank you, big massive huge fat THANK YOU. Xxxxxxxx

Oh bloody hell Im proper bawling now. In a happy way, for once.

Thank you again. Xx

No mistake - some people will have got more than one. It all depends on the number of donators, what they're donating, and the number of recipients. Sandy and her errant computer will have matched everything.

Merry Xmas.

Dear Xmas2013MN3460 I sent you a parcel last week. I hope it has arrived safely! Much love and Merry Christmas!

I was also bowled over to receive not one but two gifts last week and checked the rules to see if this was allowed!

The first was a very generous Amazon voucher in a lovely box. I cried.

The second was a very generous John Lewis voucher, a lovely scarf just for me, and a card. This person worked out who I was from the info with my address - your lovely message really touched me. I cried.

The last few months have been truly truly awful and it is hard to see any light at the end of the tunnel a lot of the time. However, we are being bourne along by a massive wave of love and support, both online and in RL. The kindness we have been shown takes my breath away.

Thank you so much, lovely people for your kind kind gifts. Thanks to whoever nominated me. And thanks to the many of you who post daily on here with love and wisdom, making such a difference to so many of us.

Happy Christmas you lot xxx

Hello

'Tis Xmas2013MN6154 here!

I would like to thank, hug and ruffle the gorgeous hair of the bluddy lovely MNer who has sent me two packages from John Lewis. My DCs are so happy for me, to have someone from MN (where I spend too much a lot of time!) do something so fantastically kind for me.

DD is going to wrap up the boxes and put them under our tree (when I get around to putting it up...) so that I have something that is genuinely a wonderful surprise to open on Christmas Day. The only other presents I will get will be from the DC, so this is really fab.

I've been so ill lately. Thank you to whoever nominated me, and to whoever sent the gifts, for making me smile and feel a bit choked up at the same time.

Thank you.

Oh I am so pleased you got them, I do hope you like them on Christmas Day and have a lovely Christmas with your son and daughter.

Hello lovely Xmas2013MN9242 - you will be getting a parcel and in fact it may have already arrived but I just got an email to say there has been a delay on part of the order so don't think your DD got missed off!

Thank you to whoever nominated me!

I don't have a number because my gift arrived in November.

It was great big advent Snowman which made the children and I squeal with delight when we opened the big box. We always get something new to put for Christmas and this year - this is our new thing.

And a gorgeous decoration for the tree! ( which is not yet up but will be soon).

And thanks to M&S Marketing gang who picked this gift and sent it to us with a jolly lovely card.

We love our snowman - he's hanging around looking pretty fantastic. A lovely surprise and a lovely treat for us all.
Thank you xxxxxx

Xmas2013MN6344

I am so glad it arrived. I was quite astounded when I realised that I 'knew' you & havered for some time over putting in & writing that message.

I have something in my eye right now.................

Xmas2013MN3968 I am just off out to post your parcel. Hope it arrives safely

thankyou to xmas2013santa3719, it will buy lots of christmas treats for my first christmas with my son.

i love mumsnet

THANK YOU, thank you to SantaA8353 for your kind and thoughtful gift that arrived today - and yes, I'm sure DS will love it!

Thank you also to whoever nominated me (although I don't suppose they'll ever know who I am!) - I think I got nominated because I did something for another MNer, and it's so lovely to have this aspect of MN recognised.

You vipers

Xmas2013MN1705 Posted an envelope and two parcels today. Hope they arrive safely. Sent with lots of christmas cheer

Gah! How do I change my NN? I used to do it no problem.

My Mumsnet>My Account>Username - change the username and 'Save Changes'. (You can check whether it's worked by heading to a thread and seeing the name that comes up under the 'Add your message here' above the posting box.)

Cheers cozie I'll give it a try...

Hah. Did it! Cheers love.

Xmas2013MN2175 your parcel is on the way. I did a voucher and a present for your DD. It isn't wrapped (I blame Amazon) but I did agonise over what to get for your DD. I hope she likes it.

Hi Xmas2013MN1679

I've been watching the Royal Mail 'Track & Trace' for what I've sent to you. I see that you weren't in to take delivery yesterday. Hopefully, you got a 'red card' from RM. But, if not, I've got the 'Track & Trace' number for you - if that's any help? PM me if you need the number.

Oh, and BTW, I addressed it to 'The Occupier'. Apparently last year there was a bit of a hoohaa with some MNers trying to retrieve their stuff from RM sorting offices because the gift was addressed to 'The Mumsnetter Of The House' and the RM folk were refusing to hand stuff over because the MNer didn't have ID in the name of 'The MNer of the House' - hence me using The Occupier, which should be fine.

But I've double wrapped it, so inside it has the MN label!!

Hi Xmas2013MN7877 your gift is in the post, I'm really sorry, I've just found the Christmas card that I forgot to put in.

I really hope that you can manage to treat yourself x

Oh and there's a little something for your DD as well

Hello Xmas2013MN5053

Your parcel was sent today. I hope you like it. This is my first time doing Secret Santa