A Plague on Socks....

I just have a quick question.  What is up with the plague on socks?  Am I the only one who's socks are stricken with this?  I search, and I mean search, to be sure to get all of my cowboy's socks when I'm doing the laundry.  I have to let you know that he is a bit picky about which socks he'll wear.  Not the one's that get bunchy, or slide down his feet...!  They are specific, and I finally, after 13 years of marriage have figured out which socks he's referring to.  Now, like I said, I search these perfect socks out and make sure his laundry basket is near empty daily to assure a proper array of sock choices.  The problem is, when the laundry is done, ready for folding and to be put away, I can never find all of the mates, even though I know I put them in the wash.  A second problem arises when I can locate the mate but out of no where, it has a hole in it, or it has miraculously shrunk down by two or three inches (which is not the state I found them in originally).  I do not wash in hot water, nor do I dry on high heat or for extended periods of time.  This the plague that haunts me daily.  I need help!!!

Love ya!

A

P.S.  I was going to post some photos, but am too embarrassed to show you the color of said socks!  So here's a cuddly picture that makes me forget about my sock woe's:-)