41... "UN-Believable!!"

41 single, non-matching socks in our mismatched sock pile. Yes, "UN-believable!" is what we can expect to hear from Brian when he does laundry and gets to the socks. He even goes so far as to count the socks without matches...because it really is "UN-believable" how many there are. He has actually stopped counting now, because it's beyond "Un-believable". I have been wanting to post about this for some time, because it has been a problem at our house for FOREVER! Admitting the problem in some cases can help you solve it, but in our case I think we just need to start all over. I'm just waiting for everyone's feet to be the same size, then it's out with the old and bring in the new AND we cannot care about socks with personality. They're ALL going to be  the SAME. No more colored socks, no more stripes, no more crew vs. ankle. NO MORE! It is ALL about function. If you see my boys wearing athletic socks to church, you'll know why. Wait! If they're wearing socks at all, that's actually a miracle!

Good-bye cute pink socks with little hearts.

The thing is, we used to care somewhat about matching. We would at least try to find another white sock to go with the white sock in our hand...then we stopped caring about colors all together, so long as they kind of fit and were clean. As can be seen in this recent photo of Adam at the City Meet, we don't even care if they're a similar style! Just give me a sock, please!!

I took Adam to the doctor on Monday. First he grabs Ben's shoes (because they're easier to put on. That's because they're too big!) When we get to the doctor's office, I look down and can only see one of Adam's socks, so I ask him if he's only wearing one sock. No, he's wearing two, just one is really small, so it can't be seen. As we leave the doctor's, I sheepishly confess that I only have one sock on myself that morning. None of us is immune! I have to laugh about this, because it's the only way to survive it. If your children leave socks at our house...I'm really sorry. Chances of them surviving as a couple...very,very slim. Ultimately,they're only adding to our confusion.

On a good note:  Adam's socks seemed to have served him well at the City meet, because he came in 5th in the 800 against the other 7th graders in the City. Technically, he's still 6th grade age since he skipped a grade, so he did really well. Way to go Adam. Ben did great, too. He took 1st in the 400 and his relay team came in 2nd. Love to watch my kids run, no matter what kind of socks they're wearing or not wearing.

By the way...if you think any of the socks in this post belong to anyone in your family...please come and get them. And hurry!