* ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ CHRISTMAS APPEAL - All donors please read, important * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~

[LydiaTheTattooedLapin]

Hello there.

I have finally emailed everyone with their matches! (well, everyone except the two of you that joined in yesterday - you know who you are )

So if you don't think you have received your email, please a) check your spam and b) mail me on [email protected] if you haven't had it, and I will resend.

I am having problems getting rejected messages from a few of you - it seems to be a Hotmail problem. So you might get an email from some random woman with a strange Hotmail address - that's me!

Please could everyone just drop me a very quick line when you have got your email, so I know they have got through - most of you have already done this, thank you. Just an email reply saying "Received, luv mumofbenandgeorgie1989" is fine (it helps me enormously if you stick your MN name in somewhere).

Ummm, what else.

Questions thread here - please check here and also post any general questions here rather than emailing me. Obviously email me if you have specific questions about your recipient.

And there is a Thank You thread here too.

Thanks everyone for joining in !

[Peachy]

Second of mine posted now- so alldone and duste

Will get to chasing up Other Thing now

[TenLordsaLapin]

Thank you

[TellusMater]

I was planning on putting something with a "use by" in one of my parcels. So if I made and sent it now, it would need to be used before Christmas. But if I wait until nearer the time, will the recipient think they've been forgotten?

[TenLordsaLapin]

Send it now, they can just eat it before Christmas!

[santassecretsender]

If the mum of 4 boys in richmond has recieved her parcel can she post on here and let me know? It was a humble parcel (so sorry there were no vouchers or exciting things) but sent with sincere wishes for a good xmas and a happy 2008....

[TellusMater]

Will do then LL.

[TenLordsaLapin]

SSS - I have asked

[Santa100]

LL Could you ask if my recipient received her gift please? I posted on the thank you thread asking.. should have posted here. Mine was humble too sadly.. but included a wrapped gift for The Mumsnetter of the House, and un wrapped toy for a child, plus giftwrap/tag..

I posted it last Tuesday morning. Bit worried that it's got lost..

D'oh.. you don't know who I am do you! Will email you..

[Santa100]

Actually the Mumsnetter in question is from Witley, Surrey. Could you just confirm you received it please? Thank you xx

[TenLordsaLapin]

SSS - see thank you thread

A few people have missed the delivery and so have had to have the parcel redelivered, or had to collect from the PO, so don't worry if it takes a little longer for them to post!

[PaperChain]

Is it too late to nominate someone to receive a gift? I know of regular mumsnetter with 2 dc who could benefit from this....

[CocoDeBearisCocoDeBear]

LL I have just picked up your email, but my computer won't let me reply. I can dispatch all tomorrow, is that ok? Sorry for the delayedness of getting my ass into gear.

[TenLordsaLapin]

Coco - message received, thank you

PaperChain - give me an email on the address in the OP, I may be able to help (I might even already have her on the list)

[fortunecookie]

LL, did you get my message? I'm so very sorry. Please tell me what else I can do to help.

[TenLordsaLapin]

Got it, replied, DON'T WORRY!

[EllieG]

Sent mine yesterday recorded delivery. Was that OK?

[TenLordsaLapin]

Sounds good to me, mine just went first class (I got a receipt as proof of posting though, that was suggested by someone who took part last year)

[EllieG]

Well am in channel islands and things sometimes take a while so thought the extra might be sensible. They PROMISED me it would get there in plenty time for xmas though.

[TenLordsaLapin]

Oh yes, definitely a good idea then.

Ooh the Channel Islands. Is it lovely? Several friends of mine have said we MUST go for hols, that it is fab and brilliant for small children.

[EllieG]

It is nice I think, but then am probably biased. Lovely clean beaches, nice weather in the summer (though not this year - LOADS of rain like everywhere else)and very safe. I would move away because house prices and cost of living so expensive, but is lovely for bringing up the LO's.

[fortunecookie]

I am worrying because I'd hate to think of anyone missing out, especially as they've been promised!

[TenLordsaLapin]

Honestly don't, other people are sending things too, and I have some "spare" donors as well that I need to allocate.

[StaceyBranning]

I got mine and posted yesterday first class so hopefully will arrive soon.

Great job LL well done you.

[Big pat on back for LL]

[StaceyBranning]

Oh bugger, didn't think of getting a proof of posting receipt, oh god hope it gets there okay now...

[SB goes off and worries in the corener]

[TenLordsaLapin]

You leave that coroner alone!

It will be FINE.