Sock monster?

Ok. This is an issue that has plagued me since the day I started doing my own laundry.

I lose socks.

I know I'm not the only one. Everyone talks about the "sock monster" who must be a heat-resistant creature, reaching into the dryer and stealing random socks, causing victims to be plagued with an infuriating number of mismatched socks.

And now that I'm married, the missing sock issue has doubled.

This is our current collection. While the husband was out of town, I worked my butt off to get our massive heap of laundry done. I figured by doing so, I'd solve the missing sock problem because everything would finally be clean at once.

Nope. This is what we came up with.

I mean, I've searched under the bed, behind the dryer and even in random cabinets in the bathroom. Nothing.

I guess we either A. need to turn our house completely upside down; B., buy new socks; or C., sit in the laundry room and stare at the dryer for the entire drying cycle. Although if I saw any kind of monster come out of my dryer I'd just let him have the socks and run for the hills.