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First Ten Years of Oatmeal, 1985-1994

1985, AGE-00
JAN-JUN, born to M&M who's parents fought in World War 2 and Donald who's father, Peter Rasp, legend says, probably would have died on Titanic
JUL-DEC, woof gang came over around August, Dick around Christmas
1986, AGE-01
JAN-JUN, Mars competed in the Little Miss Strawberry Patch Competition in June with Molly Hill
JUL-DEC, Pee-wee's Playhouse, Dennis the Menace, ALF, Inspector Gadget, TRC
1987, AGE-02
JAN-JUN, to improving hearing, draining tubes were installed in my ears at a hospital in Portland. They fell out probably before I was ten is the assumption and probably already had glasses too by this time
JUL-DEC, Brian Morehead visited in August, I played a sheep in the homeschooling Pilgrim Thanksgiving play, Star Trek: The Next Generation, DuckTales, Full House, TMNT
1988, AGE-03
JAN-JUN, AWANA, brother Rick was 1st place, Sparks-a-rama, The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Wonder Years, somebody had an ear infection, circus, possibly a picnic, Cornelius Library magic show
JUL-DEC, family reunion in Seattle in July, picnic, pony horse riding, Ramona, carpet fly larva, Sega Video Driver released in September, we got it before like 1992 but not sure which year, CCBC Pastor David Weber, Rick saved my life as a vehicle hits my mom breaking her arm in November
1989, AGE-04
JAN-JUN, Awana Cubbies, Rick Baseball, we watched Honey, I Shrunk the Kids around June
JUL-DEC, we watched All Dogs Go to Heaven around November, thoughts I was an alien as siblings mocked me at least a few times or for a second when I was a kid and then the idea stuck as an inside joke meme within my own fabricated lore
1990, AGE-05
JAN-JUN, Super Mario 3, wet bed like the day Kenni was born, we stayed at the Elkind's house in March, Back to the Future III in May, Black the dog possibly around June, Rick was a yellow belt in karate, Ghost Dad starring Bill Cosby
JUL-DEC, Problem Child, I remember the boy driving the car and the It's My Party & I'll Cry If I Want To song, in July, Rick played Dick Tracy, Halloween Monkey Joey, Dr. Mario, BBC Narnia released in North America in November, Kindergarten Cop in December
1991, AGE-06
JAN-JUN, drew Bart Simpson in January, drew duck/boat/jeep/myself in February, TMNT 2 in February, VBS probably in June during all or many of the summers of the 1990s, Battletoads
JUL-DEC, got my famous camping finger scar in August, played F-Zero at piano boy's house, was excited for the premiere of Darkwing Duck, drew bridge/cars in October, American Tail 2, was learning to ride a bike in December
1992, AGE-07
JAN-JUN, Oatmeal Fake News as a bully chick got me kicked out of CCBC Olympians as she would copy what I would say, Ronald McDonald said I must have big feet as my socks were coming off in March, Disney's Newsies starring Christian Bale (Batman) in April which I've been singing along to ever since, Rock-a-Doodle was a fun cartoon Elvis chicken movie, Superboy/Golden Girls finales in May, Batman Returns in June
JUL-DEC, Anatha Pickell's Funeral in Seattle but I stayed at Jerry Friend's house and saw the Hillsboro Air Show in July, Honey, I Blew Up the Kid, Tiffany was in a photoshoot with Crystal, LEGO Fred died, Home Alone with Jim Atkins for Thanksgiving in November, California/Disneyland
1993, AGE-08
JAN-JUN, Homeward Bound in February, was excited for TMNT 3 in March, NBA Jam in April, Cliffhanger starring Sylvester Stallone in May which Rick rented on VHS later on, Jurassic Park starring dinosaurs in June
JUL-DEC, Arnold Rasp Family reunion with Jim Atkins & Howie in Salem, Fireworks in Hillsboro in July, Morehead reunion after that, Lost at Hagg Lake after that, Hocus Pocus, Free Willy, we got Super Mario All-Stars/Mario World along with a SNES possibly as early as August, we'd play Turtles in Time, Power Rangers, Halloween Astronaut Joey in October, saw Aladdin on VHS at Bhakti Sa 164, Mrs. Doubtfire, Mario's Time Machine in December
1994, AGE-09
JAN-JUN, got Rival Turf for my 9th birthday in February, Flintstones in May, Star Trek: The Next Generation finale, Lion King in June, eventually saw City Slickers II with Kyle Vanderzanden 162 on VHS probably years later or sometime in the 1990s
JUL-DEC, Kumon Math in July, Dinosaurs finale, The Little Rascals in August, attended AWANA: Awana Sparkies in Hillsboro in the 1990s for years, Star Trek Generations and The Pagemaster in November, Richie Rich in December