The battle of the flip flops ...

Dear children: Remember the large wicker basket I bought for you to put all of your flip flops in? No? You don't remember? Well that explains why I keep tripping over flip flops in random places. How is it possible that one flip flop can be in the middle of the kitchen ... but the match is in the bathroom ... or on the steps ... or under the bed ... or outside ... or on the couch ... or totally vanished?