Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2000 04:08:46 +0000
From: Graham & Mary Queen Rouse <grahamandmary@rouseinternational.com>
To: Deco List <balloondeco@balloonhq.com>, Twist List <balloon@balloonhq.com>
Subject: Christmas Gifts

It is something I have been working toward for more than five years now,
so I am sure it is earned.  Yet, it has been so long in coming that it
feels like one of those Christmas gifts that only arrive in your dreams.

I received notice that the first  ROUSE  MATRIX  SYSTEMS  (RMS)  PATENT
HAS  BEEN  ALLOWED by the US Patent and Trade Mark Office!  The patent
itself should issue  in three or four months.

This news is cause for great celebration in our neck of the woods.  It
confirms that the technology we are using in our current RMS products is
ours alone.  It gives a new level of freedom to our business.  It opens
the way to new generations of RMS products for twisters as well as
decorators.   It is, in fact, the fulfillment of goals and  dreams dear
to me for a long time.

I wish for each of you, that in this season of  giving  and receiving,
that you too, will receive the gift of fulfillment of dreams and goals
close to your heart.

Merry Christmas!

Graham Rouse