 | 24 Feb 10 |
As far as household chores, I don’t mind doing laundry. As a writer, I’m home during the day, I can throw a load in the washer and the dryer and the clothes are ready to return to their rightful owners. I’m not particularly picky about how clothes are done, I’m just way more efficient at getting them all done in one day than anyone else is because I’ve been doing it for a long time.
Since my daughters were small, I’ve made them put away their own clothes. That’s served a couple of purposes. It discouraged the “I tried this on for thirty-five seconds and I don’t want to wear it so I’ll shove it in the dirty clothes” issue many of my friends were having with their young daughters, because I made my daughters put their clothes away and it takes less time if you’ve got less clothes. My friends would complain about the amount of laundry they had to do every day. My philosophy? I wash clothes once a week. That’s it. Sure, there are a few exceptions, especially when work uniforms became part of the teenagers wardrobe, but by then I was already teaching the oldest to wash her own clothes so it didn’t matter. It also showed my daughters that I am not their laundress/maid/personal assistant. It also allowed them to choose how and where they wanted to organize their drawers and closets.
But making them responsible for this also meant I had to give up control on where and how they stashed said clean clothes. Shirts sometimes are wadded up rather than folded. Closets are…well, to be honest, I rarely look in their closets any more. The clothes get put away where they want them, on my time frame (no piles of clean laundry in the family room for days on end) and I’m good with that.
What’s always been the bane of my laundry existence? Mis-matched socks. I cannot tell you how many socks they’ve lost over the years. At one time, when all three girls were still at home, I ended up with 47 individual socks with no matches. How in the hell can they lose that many socks? I’ve heard the jokes about the dryer eating socks, but that was beyond ridiculous. And the worst part was…my daughters didn’t seem to care.
So in a fit of maternal pique, which I’m sure you ALL can relate to, I laid down the law. No more new socks until they started keeping track of the socks they already had. Well, my daughters, ever creative, started wearing mis-matched socks. The first time I looked down at my 12 year old daughter’s feet and she had on SOCKS THAT DIDN’T MATCH, I gasped in horror. I can’t wear socks that don’t match. It’s not about what other people might think if they saw me wearing one purple sock and one white sock, but a visual thing for me. I walk around in socks all day and it’d be damn distracting every time I looked at my feet. But…I let it go. I figured if they were all right with it, then the 47 mis-matched socks would actually almost become 24 new pairs of wearable socks.
I stumbled across this display in a store a few months ago. I was so shocked and surprised I took a pic with my cell phone and sent it to the daughter who’s never followed the rules very well and was the first one to get creative.
A company, Little Miss Matched, actually sells socks that don’t match. This is not a joke. And they sell the socks in packs of three, in funky combinations:
My daughters were trendsetters — who knew?
Just for fun, let me hear your missing sock stories, or whether you can wear mis-matched socks and one lucky commenter will win a pair of socks, mis-matched or not — and I promise they’re not from my personal stash.
Lori G. Armstrong left the firearms industry in 2000. Her first mystery novel, BLOOD TIES, published in 2005, was nominated in 2006 for a Shamus Award for Best First Novel by the Private Eye Writers of America. The second book in the Julie Collins mystery series, HALLOWED GROUND, released Nov. 2006, was nominated for a 2007 Shamus Award for Best Paperback Original, a Daphne du Maurier Award and won the 2007 WILLA Cather Literary Award for Best Original Softcover Fiction. SHALLOW GRAVE, released in Nov. 2007, was nominated for a 2008 High Plains Book Award, a Daphne du Maurier Award and was a finalist for the 2008 WILLA Cather Literary Award. The fourth book, SNOW BLIND, released in Oct. 2008, won the 2009 Shamus Award, from the Private Eye Writers of America, for Best Paperback Original. Lori is a proud fourth generation South Dakotan and lives in Rapid City with her family.
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Taking a short break. The movers are here packing. I threw all my socks into a tote bag; who knows whether they’ll show up with mates. But we have to take most of our clothes with us, since we don’t have a home waiting on the other end. Could be 2 months before we get our stuff, so it’s been a stress-filled week as we try to decide what can go into storage and what we’ll need.
Oh, wait. I meant to say that during a Literacy Training session, we asked everyone in the room to give one unusual fact about themselves. One woman responded that she hasn’t worn socks that matched in 15 years (intentionally).
And hubster has about 6 pairs of the “same” warm wooly socks, only some are brownish and some are bluish — even if I pair them correctly, he still wears them mixed.
by Terry Odell February 24th, 2010 at 9:33 amTerry,
It’s interesting that the one unusual fact she touted was about her footwear.
I get that “tell us something no one knows about you” question frequently and I never have anything cool to say.
Have fun packing
by Lori Armstrong February 24th, 2010 at 10:38 amBlack and navy….I always get them mixed up. It’s just awful to go out into the daylight when you’re at a conference and discover that along with your lovely black pantsuit you have one black trouser sock and one navy!
by Debra webb February 24th, 2010 at 9:42 amDebra, I’ve stopped buying navy socks. It’s the only solution.
Now I have 1000 pairs of black trouser socks and I never seem to have a match for those…
by Lori Armstrong February 24th, 2010 at 10:40 amI cannot wear mismatched socks and I hate it when I have a bunch of socks with no mates but I save them for a whlie because sometimes the other sock does show up.
by Maureen February 24th, 2010 at 9:45 amThat happened to me one time Maureen. I’d been saving a sock with koalas all over it, since it was my daughters favorite because I just knew it’d turn up. A year later? Still no match.
Naturally, when I tossed it in the garbage the “mate” showed up in the wash the next month.
Sigh. I really should look under their beds.
by Lori Armstrong February 24th, 2010 at 10:42 amMy daughter NEVER wears socks that match (also 12) and that relieved me long ago from doing anything but sprinkling singles on the top of the basket and letting her have at it. Lori, do you have boys in the household? My laundry issues don’t stem from my daughter, but her older brother who somehow makes 10 times as much (including baseball uniforms, 21 pairs of boxers briefs, and That Vile Cup Holder Thing OMG Ewwwww). And he won’t wear unmatching socks, so his are a nightmare.
Here’s my laundry question. Is it better to do a load or two every day (and thus have the “I have to fold that stuff” pressure always hanging over your head, but the fold only takes five minutes during which I can plot out my next few pages or run some dialogue in my head) OR…should I do all household members on one big, honkin’ LAUNDRY DAY IN ALL CAPS and have a Foldathon while watching Chopped in the middle of the afternoon (fun!), but have no laundry for the rest of the week. Hmmm?
I haven’t decided, but I loved your post!
by Roxanne St. Claire February 24th, 2010 at 10:03 amRocki – we do a big “clothes folding party” and chat (or in the girls’ case — fight) while sorting clothes. The once a week scenario has always worked best for us. And I’m not so regimented that I have a specific laundry day either…
No boys in my house, so I imagine it’d be a different situation. I wash my husband’s clothes, I know some women who don’t “on principle”, but he does plenty of things around the house that I *can’t* do, so I figure it’s an even trade. Plus, I honestly don’t mind.
I have a friend who washes and folds and puts away her three daughter’s clothes — and they are the multiple outfit a day types — but refuses to wash her husband’s laundry. And yes, she admits she does 3 to 4 loads of clothes A DAY.
by Lori Armstrong February 24th, 2010 at 10:49 am[...] Wool, Cotton, Athletic — Take Your Pick [...]
by Lori Armstrong » Blog Archive » Little (Mis) Match Girl February 24th, 2010 at 10:17 amHey, cool, this did show up on here
by Lori Armstrong February 24th, 2010 at 10:40 amWhat a sweet and adorable idea. Those socks are eye catching. I wear socks that are comfy, with heels in the proper place and matching socks, lighter in the summer both in color and material.
by anne February 24th, 2010 at 10:23 amAnne,
Know what’s weird? I think I might be able to wear patterned mis-matched socks more easily than solid colors — like Debra commented, wearing black and navy seems more horrible than wearing dots and stripes together…
by Lori Armstrong February 24th, 2010 at 10:51 amLori, our socks disappear with amazing regularity. We have a lot of one-off socks that are lonely without their mates.
Which leads me to wonder about all the shoes left by the roadside. Why is there only one shoe? Where’s the other one? I’ve seen dozens of shoes by the roadside, and never were there two together. And I think, how do you go on walking with only one shoe?
These are the things that keep me up late at night, Lori.
Regarding mismatched socks, here in Arizona, a legislator is sponsoring a bill against the phasing out of incandescent light bulbs because the new CFLs make it difficult to match his socks in the morning.
by MJ Hawk February 24th, 2010 at 11:20 amAnother mystery of life. Maybe the missing dryer socks are with the “other” shoes, somewhere in an alternative universe.
Hey, it could happen.
by Karen in Ohio February 24th, 2010 at 11:33 amMJ – the things that keep you up at night…I’ve often wondered about the one shoe phenomenon!
by Lori Armstrong February 24th, 2010 at 12:25 pmI have the same problem with my children My son mostly. My brother always jokes and says the underwear gnomes in the dryer got to the socks too. I have no idea where the socks go I have even went on recon missions through the house looking for them but they are truly MIA. Now we have the sock box. It’s our area for all who appearently left their partner behind and when someone needs an oil rag or material for whatever they are doing at school they grab a sock lol
by jennifer mathis February 24th, 2010 at 11:30 amJennifer, at least missing underwear is funny when they’re kids…as young adults I don’t want to ask the question “And just where *did* you leave your underwear?”
by Lori Armstrong February 24th, 2010 at 12:27 pmNo, never wear mismatched socks. If I can help it.
And as far as I know, neither do any of my daughters.
When my second two were little they used to constantly complain that I mixed up their teeny-weeny socks and their eensy-weensy panties in their drawers, so I made them sort their own laundry. When the older one was six she came home one afternoon from school insisting that she “had” to wear a particular outfit the next day, but it needed to be washed. I was on a deadline for something and told her I couldn’t, so she said the magic words: “Teach me, and I’ll do it.” I dropped everything and taught her to run the washer and dryer. And from then on, she did her own laundry. And when her little sister turned six, she did her own.
Yes, we did have to lower our standards, but it was worth it. They were both able to take care of themselves, which really came in handy in college.
My kids also used to sleep in their school clothes so they could get a few more minutes sleep in the mornings. I know. Brilliant, right?
by Karen in Ohio February 24th, 2010 at 11:31 amKaren, that’s fantastic and my 2 oldest kids are well past old enough to do their own laundry, that might be a perfect lesson for the weekend !!! I love these blogs !!!!!
by Krista Plott February 24th, 2010 at 11:45 amSmart, Karen. I have no guilt whatsoever about making my kids be responsible.
Very smart sleeping in their clothes. Yet, I change out of my pjs just to run my youngest down the hill to school….
by Lori Armstrong February 24th, 2010 at 12:28 pmoh my lord, i have 4 kids and Socks are the bane of my existance. What the heck is it with socks in the laundry and really, where do they go? i don’t get it. i have a basket sitting at the end of my bed on my cedar chest with 3 or 4 dozen single socks and it drives me crazy. I look under beds and behind dressers and even in toy boxes but never find the matches. I’ve seen the stash so many times i coul go thru the laundry and know if i find the match, which i don’t. So once i can’t take it anymore i just throw the dang things away becuase i will not wear them mismatched and can’t watch my kids do it either, so as soon as they’re in the trash and gone, what would appear but a once missing sock, is someone messing with me??? my kids could care less but it’s an issue for me but those purposely mismatched socks you found, they would love love love those! great find Lori!!
by Krista Plott February 24th, 2010 at 11:33 amKrista, we used to make puppets with extra socks.
by Karen in Ohio February 24th, 2010 at 11:34 amhey Karen, that’s a great idea, my 4 and 5 year old girls would love that. Thanks a bunch !!
by Krista Plott February 24th, 2010 at 11:43 amKrista, they can add buttons, ribbons, yarn, little pieces of lace, beads, and all kinds of other stuff to their puppets. Somewhere in this house I think we still have a box of them. Markers make great paints, too.
Have fun. I miss those days, now that the girls are all grown up and on their own.
by Karen in Ohio February 24th, 2010 at 3:29 pmThank you so much Karen, that’ll be a blast. My two youngest are always needing something to do and the two older would probably be more than willing to play along too. I do scrapbooking so i have tons of ribbon and yard and buttons too and who has kids and doesn’t have markers?? lol..Thanks again
by Krista Plott February 24th, 2010 at 4:10 pmKrista,
My thing when I saw the display was “Why didn’t I think of that?”
by Lori Armstrong February 24th, 2010 at 12:29 pmNo kidding, you could still design your own line….one more thing to keep track of huh……
by Krista Plott February 24th, 2010 at 12:48 pmi have 6 people to do laundry for so there’s no way i can save it all for one day. I have 2 laundry baskets in the laundry room and when they get full i do them which is every day or 2 with that many people. I’ve tried to save it all for one day but inevitably get side tracked with something or someone and forget there are wet clothes needing dried and dry clothes wrinkling. I do have my oldest empty the dryer onto my bed after school and put the wet in to dry but haven’t ventured to have her wash yet, still worries me, lol.
by Krista Plott February 24th, 2010 at 11:51 amMy work load and laundry is getting smaller, with one daughter at college and the middle one now doing her own clothes.
by Lori Armstrong February 24th, 2010 at 12:31 pmLUCKY YOU !!! I THINK I’LL BE TRAINING VERY SOON, LOL
by Krista Plott February 24th, 2010 at 12:47 pmThe Only takes after her father. Neither can wear a piece of clothing more than once. Most of his goes to the cleaners (I don’t starch his shirts heavy enough!) and she has a darling fiancé who does laundry. I just know that when she marries next year and moves out, I’ll find all sorts of socks in and around her room.
The one that always gets me is when I’m driving down the road and there’s only one shoe. What’s up with that? Could it not stand its mate and decided to commit shoe-icide by jumping out into the street?
by Silver James February 24th, 2010 at 12:01 pmSilver, it would drive me insane if they only wore something once, so you get kudos for going along with it! If the stuff is dirty, then naturally, it needs cleaned. But my daughters aren’t the mud pie type any more, sadly.
When I see “singles” along the side of the road, I wonder if the shoe wearer got pissed off and said “I’ve always HATED these shoes!” And whipped them out the window one at a time
by Lori Armstrong February 24th, 2010 at 12:33 pmI love socks! I hate taking care of them in the laundry. I always bunch them together so that both socks make it into the same load. My boyfriend, on the other hand, just tosses them in resulting in mucho mismatches and singles. I started tossing them into the trash for a while but that made me feel guilty so now I have a stack of singles just hanging around waiting for their mates to be found under the bed or under the couch or behind the dryer or wherever else they hide.
by Becky LeJeune February 24th, 2010 at 12:09 pmAt one point, the girls were “designing” Barbie clothes out of socks, now that I think about it, and that’s where some of them disappeared to!
by Lori Armstrong February 24th, 2010 at 12:35 pmI’ve often said there must be sock gremlins. I will do a load of laundry, take it out of the washer and nothing will be left in the washer. Put them in the dryer, and when they come out and the dryer is empty, I’m short a sock. Then when you do the next load and take it out of the dryer, there it is. Sock gremlins I swear. I have worn mismatched socks before. I’ve actually went to work with two different athletic shoes on. I had two pairs that were almost identical except for a line on the bottom and I wore one of each that day.
by Linda Henderson February 24th, 2010 at 12:10 pmI find it interesting all MY socks have matches, but theirs don’t.
And if they borrow my socks – one ends up missing. Sigh.
by Lori Armstrong February 24th, 2010 at 12:56 pmI like things symmetrical, so mismatched socks (especially on my own feet, but on my kids’ too) would drive me bonkers! However, my husband bought two packages of dress socks from the same manufacturer. One set is black, the other dark blue and I usually can’t tell the difference unless I look at them in bright sunlight. So, he probably wears mismatched socks often!
by Janel February 24th, 2010 at 12:33 pmSee, Janel, if your husband questions you, you can tell him he’s hip
by Lori Armstrong February 24th, 2010 at 12:55 pmOh HILARIOUS, I saw those socks on QVC (and there you have it, my dirty little secret, I love having QVC on in the background when I’m doing chores!) Here is a link: http://tiny.cc/tJpzs
As for me, I LOVE doing laundry because it is my #1 procrastination task. I’ll wash, fold, and put away everything if it means I don’t have to have my butt in the chair, writing. But eventually everything is clean…and then I have no choice but to get my pages done…
by Sophie Littlefield February 24th, 2010 at 1:09 pmSophie, you crack me up. My family jokes they know I don’t want to work when I…bake…so won’t they be surprised to find brownies for their after school snack today!
by Lori Armstrong February 24th, 2010 at 4:28 pmI am an anti-sock girl! I hate wearing them and shoes too! I wear them with my sneakers to work out and I will wear the fuzzy ones to keep my feet warm in the evening but other than that…nope!
However, my husband and son are sock freaks! So, in order to keep track of their pairs, I stole a trick from a girl I met at college.
I bought a large supply of cloth diaper safety pins and put a bunch on their dressers. When they take a pair off, they are REQUIRED to throw a pin through them and then they can throw them in the dirty laundry. I wash them with the pin in and then it is so easy to match them when they come out of the dryer. And no mismatching socks!
Now laundry in general? Can we not talk about it? LOL! My boys (29 and 7 and yes one of them is my husband!!) wear about 3 outfits a day. There is the one they wear to school/work, the one they wear around the house and then the one they sleep in! At this point in time since I am unemployed, I am in charge of the laundry so right now it doesn’t bother me but when I am working, I swear I do laundry every single night of the week!
by Aly February 24th, 2010 at 1:16 pmAly, it’s weird, my daughters wear flip flops in South Dakota year round, and I swear it’s because they can’t find socks…
by Lori Armstrong February 25th, 2010 at 10:21 amI hate doing laundry and my one regret was not teaching the boys a bit earlier to do more of it themselves. I don’t know why–it wasn’t an intentional decision. But they are off doing their own stuff now, thank goodness.
We solved the sock issue here by buying all of one kind (two boys + husband). They get washed, matched, and put in one hamper in the laundry room. Anyone who wants several pairs at a time is welcome to get them. The only real issue was sometimes one would simply wear out and other times, the exact sock wasn’t available, so something similar was purchased, but the matches weren’t exact.
I do believe dryers eat them. Or else it’s a portal to another dimension where socks are the protectors of the universe.
I love the idea of mismatched socks, but like you, I think it would distract me all day. I may need sock therapy.
by toni mcgee causey February 24th, 2010 at 1:22 pmToni, my old washer used to eat them, but now that we have a front-loading washer I don’t lose socks any more.
And I have proof–our cavitette (septic system) stopped working and my husband had to go open the motor to see what the problem was. He found socks wrapped around the shaft so hard they had to be cut off. Eeeewwww.
by Karen in Ohio February 24th, 2010 at 3:32 pmKaren, are you SERIOUS?
That is so freaky.
Damn sock gremlins.
by Lori Armstrong February 24th, 2010 at 4:44 pmToni — see, that’s smart thinking!
My husband is damn picky about the socks he likes, and when he finds them, because they’re hard to find, he buys two billion pairs. Okay, maybe 10 pairs, but they always have a match.
by Lori Armstrong February 24th, 2010 at 4:30 pmNow that I can type without laughing hysterically or searching for a volume knob for those socks, my wife will tell you that I have no problem doing laundry. Folding and putting it away? Well…..can I get away with saying it needs improvement? I’ve been better since the pregnancy, but my clothes still look heaped together like they are getting picked up by Goodwill.
by The Infamous Michael February 24th, 2010 at 1:28 pmMy buckle bunny comes out of the woodwork to comment! Is there an eclipse?
So how many pairs of dirty socks are you taking back from your training mission, Michael?
It drives me insane to have piles of clothes all over the house…I don’t seem to have the same problem with mail, however
by Lori Armstrong February 24th, 2010 at 4:33 pmMy Mom always had my Dad safety pin his pairs of dirty socks. When they came out of the laundry–ta da–no single socks! I’ve tried to convince my Hubby to do the same, but so far no luck. I guess if he loses eniough socks, he’ll change his mind!
by GSM February 24th, 2010 at 2:04 pmWith my luck I’d stab myself with the safety pins and bleed all over everything and STILL end up yelling at my kids!
But it is a good idea.
by Lori Armstrong February 24th, 2010 at 4:33 pmI always ask Hubby to roll his socks together, so at least they’ll start out together.
by MJ Hawk February 24th, 2010 at 9:25 pmGot him trained early, eh?
by Lori Armstrong February 25th, 2010 at 10:22 amI don’t know if it’s the same company, but a few years back this was a successful trend for some company.
by Leni February 24th, 2010 at 2:54 pmMy socks have to match. That’s probably why I only wear black or white.
Leni you and Laura are on the same wavelength!
This probably isn’t a new company, I’m just behind the times.
by Lori Armstrong February 24th, 2010 at 4:34 pmI’ve learned that I need to buy the same style of socks in the same color so that they’re interchangeable. I’ve never worn mismatched socks because I always fear that someone will notice and laugh at me.
by Jane February 24th, 2010 at 3:22 pmI’ll admit, Jane, I’m not much of a free spirit type either, so accepting my kids wearing mismatched socks was a big step for me!
by Lori Armstrong February 24th, 2010 at 4:35 pmI detest laundry. I just never ends. And the mis-matched socks thing drives me batty. Finally this year I reached my limit and threw away ten years’ worth of faded, horrible, mis-matched socks and bought all new ones in two colors: white and black. My life is much easier.
by Laura Griffin February 24th, 2010 at 3:30 pmLaura you and Leni have the same brilliant idea!
by Lori Armstrong February 24th, 2010 at 4:36 pmAll 3 of my nieces wear mis-matched socks(18,15,6). They say all their friends do the same thing, so it must be the latest thing. I will keep mis-matched socks around for a while, then I throw all of them out and buy some matching socks.
by Liza February 24th, 2010 at 4:03 pmIt must be a girl thing, huh, Liza?
I guess I thought boys would be the ones who didn’t care as much…
by Lori Armstrong February 24th, 2010 at 4:37 pmOMG I can’t believe you posted about these socks. I didn’t know they were available in adult sizes! I bought my daughter a set of these a couple of years ago at the local Barnes & Noble. She is 8 now and still loves them. Everyone loves them and asks me where I got them. One of hers even has a pocket for small items.
by Jennifer February 24th, 2010 at 4:26 pmYay, Jennifer, I’m glad to help in my unintentional way!
And they do have some cute styles…
by Lori Armstrong February 24th, 2010 at 4:44 pmI swear there is a monster that eats one sock at a time. When the kids lived at home I ended up with a trash bag full of socks with no matches. It drives me nuts to wear socks that don’t match….for some reason my boys were if they’re clean and white, it’s good. I try to buy socks all the same so I don’t have this problem but some how out of 6 pairs, 3 or4 always go missing. This would be a great mystery story in itself.
Terri
by Terri February 24th, 2010 at 7:16 pmTerri,
I have used the extras as rags when I gave up!
by Lori Armstrong February 25th, 2010 at 10:24 amI love this blog it is so much fun, and I think the mis matched socks are fun. Not sure I could wear them, but it would be fun to give it a try. I hate the black/blue thing, so now I don’t have any dark blue either. So much easier.
by Jeanine Lesperance February 24th, 2010 at 8:53 pmJeanine, thanks for stopping by and I’m with you on the navy blue…
by Lori Armstrong February 25th, 2010 at 10:23 amGuess I don’t have much of a problem with mis matched socks, and if I have a single, I usually put it somewhere at least for awhile until I absolutely don’t find a match, then it becomes a rag. Did u know that tube socks make excellant rags?
by Tiss February 25th, 2010 at 12:28 amI guess I only wear matched socks too. As per my job, we wash up to 17 loads a day and have singles all the time, so we keep them for several weeks and if I don’t find a mate and don’t find it in their drawer, I throw them away.
Like u, I only wash clothes once a week, and have a bad habit of not getting the last load put away, but I do the next week, because I’ll need that basket again! LOL. My son, when he lived at home, would live out of his laundry baskets. I’d wash and fold them in his basket and He’d just take it to his room and take out whatever he needed. Oh and most of my socks are white, except my western ones.
Tiss, I cannot stand to have clothes–clean or dirty–scattered around my house. Nothing will get mama crazed faster than kids who don’t put away their laundry!
by Lori Armstrong February 25th, 2010 at 10:23 amI have 4 children and a huge husband, when I mean huge I mean he’s 6′ 7″ and wears XXL Tall clothes. So a few pairs of his pants is a load. I do more laundry in a week than some people do in a month. So I trained my kids to do their own, once they hit 13 I taught them to use the washing machine and dryer. I still have to fold though. I have a large laundry basket filled with unmatched socks. When everyone starts to run out of socks, we go to the unmatched laundry basket. Everyone in my house wears unmatched socks. My 17 year old daughter is the best, she never wants to match. She sees if she can find the two that match the least and wear those. All her friends look to see what socks she has on that day. Beats throwing the whole basket of socks out – probably a few hundred dollors worth.
by Sharon Dyer February 25th, 2010 at 11:37 amHoly crap, Sharon, I didn’t know your hubby was that tall! Takes more material to make clothes for that size a man, so no wonder you do more clothes!
And hurray for your kiddoes wearing mis-matched socks – what a trendsetting family
by Lori Armstrong February 25th, 2010 at 11:49 amI had all boys so when they were old enough I just bought 1 kind of sock. Now as a senior I always buy at least pairs of the same sock, but I still seem to end up with odds and ends….
by Karen B February 25th, 2010 at 2:13 pmKaren, see? Dryer gremlins happen at every stage of life!
by Lori Armstrong February 25th, 2010 at 4:49 pmMatching socks? Everytime I think that I ahve a matching pair my daughter steals them. I either get only 1 sock back or the pair is full of holes.
by Susan Straup-bell February 25th, 2010 at 11:52 pmHow she puts holes in socks in the middle of winter is another mystery…..
For over a year I kept a single sock. It was my favorite wicked witch of the west sock (striped black and white). It’s mate was no where to be found. Until I cleaned out my overstuffed sock drawer and found the mate in the back of the drawer. I still wear them (with pride, may I add). They’re still my favorite socks
by Lisa B. March 1st, 2010 at 7:12 pm