Come and celebrate our new [thanks] emoticon by saying Thank You to a Mumsnetter who's made a difference. Spot prizes to be won and all!

[HelenMumsnet]

Hello.

We have a new emoticon:

It's meant as a way for say thank you to someone for something nice/funny/amazing they've done or said. And it's in no small way inspired by the lovely Mumsnet Blanket Crew who've been agitating- very politely but very persistently - for a thank you emoticon for some time now. (They originally wanted a star but we thought a bunch of flowers probably had a bit less of the 'prefecty'/'sticker chart' thing going on.)

We want to mark the arrival of our new emoticon by starting this special Thank You thread - and inviting you to say to another Mumsnetter who's made a difference to you.

Perhaps it's a Mumsnetter who has posted (or PM'd) something that helped you or supported you or inspired you ? or just made you laugh like a drain. Or maybe it's someone who's done something extraordinary for you, off-board or on.

Do come and tell us about it - and thank her/him for it - here. We're hoping for a thread full of for some truly lovely MNers.

Oh, and we've also got some rather covetable prizes - books, toys and some very cool (child and adult) bike helmets from Bell - to give away as spot prizes. Anyone who posts on this thread is in with a chance of winning - we'll pull names at random out of a hat in a couple of days' time.

, MNHQ

Aw, thanks LoopyLoops - I have my prize though, my freedom. There are many, many more deserving people here.

I'd like to thank a certain poster for saving me from the Hell that was Red Ted.

Thank you

I'd also like to thank Valhalla for the rugby tickets.

Thank you

I would like to thank the lovely ladies on my 'usual thread' as they have all helped me through some very hard times as I adjust to being a Mum for the first time, with a refluxy baby and a DH who works away from home it has been very difficult at times.

They truly have, and will continue to make a huge difference to my life.

- you know who you are!

Well I'd like to thank Indith, Stealthpolarbear, Spiggy, LeggyblondNE and JuneyBean for being generally lovely and lending me a sympathetic ear recently.

Oh and all the lovely ladies still posting on the Dec 07 PN thread.

Thank you to LoopyLoopsPussInBoots for letting us stay in her house. It was really lovely to meet you and your wonderful family, ds and I are very grateful to have met you all. Please keep in touch

There's so many people I'm thankful for, gigglewitch and thumbwitch, everyone really. I love you all darlings!

To all the Wankers for giving me the confidence to start writing, for the laughs and the freaky tales of boilers, damp house and the odd ghostly tale.

To Mehdismummy (not sure if she is still around under a name change) for sending me mince pies and selection boxes

To the wonderful MacDog, who sent me a TUNNOCKS survival kit. Even when she is feeling down, MacDog goes the extra mile to help her friends and offer good advice.

To the XFactor thread psoters for being funny and cutting.

To Moondog (and others) who literally saved my marriage.

And to the other MNetters who over the years have sent me goodies from home, whose names I have forgotten.

to Jacksmama who has been a total rock through the last year, even when she was going through the surgical mill herself supporting me and giving me professional advice.
to the one child tearoom crew for listening to me whinge on, and supplying copius , , and

And actually, MNHQ for providing me with somewhere that has quite frankly saved my sanity over the last terrible year.

be to cod for being the funniest and most insightful poster on mumsnet. She never fails to make me larf and because of her I now avoid Per Una. Thanks cod!

I offer to every MNer who held my hand on my kitten rescue thread. Not only much-needed advice but tears (RIP Rosie) and laughter (kitten olympics). There are so many of you and I shan't begin to name names - if you urged Meow and Ginger to fight and make it, then my and [heart] go out to you. What an amazing bunch Team Kitten are!

Thanks for the opportunity, HQ.

to Purple and Knotty for all the hard work they have put in to the blankets.

I'd like to thank writerofdreams for being such great support whilst I suffered false starts and early labour for what seemed an eternity (3 1/2 weeks).
She was so lovely and kind. Just chatted to me about nothing in particular, how my day had been. She actually used to ask how I was. Once your pregnant and have a toddler, I found no one used to ask how I was feeling. Or how I was.
So...

I would like to say to all who post / posted oin the Jan 08 postnatal thread , the lovely mums on the bereaved childrens thread who always offer their support to others , the lovely donaters and knitters of the blankets and all those who organised and donated to the Christmas appeal.

oh and to cod because she told me to say that

to people on the bf boards who have given me great encouragement and advice. After a tough start and recurrent mastitis I am stil bfing DS at nearly 13mo. moonfacemama, organiccarrotcake and others whose names i can't remember

and to SarahStratton for PMing me about the 'withcow' situation It was my first PM

Sorry, really quickly want to thank Chocamum for her expertise on eczema and her ongoing support. Tbheveryone on my thread in Allergies titled 'Argh eczema help please' has been really helpful and kind.

to all the BESH and to the lovely supportive people on the freak out room in Conception. You have helped me through some really tough times in the last year.

Another to Tiktok and all the lovely people who've answered questions on bf.

to my December 10 post-natal group for being a lovely bunch of coconuts people.

to the ladies on the Sleep Nightmares threads. There have been many, but Cosmosis, Bumperlicious, JudysDreamHorse, narmada, bigkids, missrose and 4madboys spring to mind. I wouldn't have got through the first six months of this year without them.

Also to Iggly for not only giving excellent advice on sleep, but also having the decency and foresight to live just down t'road

Wow....

Anyfucker
Dittany
SGM
LeninGrad
Custy

Mumsnet wouldn't be the same without any of you.xxx

to all the Feb 2011 ladies, especially ledkr who has had a pretty shitty time of it but always, always makes me laugh.

And to miffles for being lovely. :)