Yes, a long time joke to all - we put both socks in the washer and by the time we get them out of the dryer, 1 sock to the pair has mysteriously vanished!
One day while at a street fair when Brady was 6 and Keaton was 5 and we came across this 'toy':
This was not a $8 (yes, highly overpriced, but a had-to-have item at the time) purchase for the kids (but I didn't bother explaining that to the salesman) - this was a 'mommy toy' I clarified to the boys and that they must never, ever play with it and I actually made them pick something different for their souvenirs. I'm sure they picked plastic swords or something and loved them more than they would have this anyway =) So, anyway I use this device for grabbing the laundry that falls behind the washer and dryer and find MANY missing socks and boxers and mittens and t-shirts - it's great! It is over 10 years old and still going strong - this is an amazing tool, probably one of my favorites!
So, socks do not really disappear, they're just hiding!
