For a week the boys have tried nonstop to catch the rat. They have rigged every type of rat trap possibly imaginable. Some have cheese, some use peanut butter, some have trap doors, some use sticky tape, and some are the classic stick and box combo. I don't actually know what any of these traps look like because since the last rat spotting I have completely avoided the garage. But I have heard about each trap in more details than I ever wanted.
When one comes home they immediately run to the garage and then report the verdict to the other. I am not sure I have seen the two of them so excited about anything before. (I also am not sure if I have seen Kyle scream like a girl before). "OH! OH! THE RAT GOT THE CHEESE AND GOT AWAY!" You would think this rat is a rocket scientist- smarter than TWO grad students. (maybe rats should be doing tests on boys... maybe this rat already is)
Call me strange, but I think going to walmart and buying a $10 rat trap might be a more efficient way of catching the rat. (or you know, calling an exterminator?) It would probably even be a cheaper method too if you consider how much cheese the two have wasted. But as Kyle has said "At this point I want to just be able to have the accomplishment of doing it myself."
This sunday they finally caught the rat. I don't know, nor do I want to know details, but the rat might not have been 100% dormant when caught. That means that Kyle, Trey, Brian, and Madison all had to go into the garage armed with boots and an airsoft gun to properly take care of the rat situation. You would have thought they were hunting tigers. I have never seen that group so excited or animated about anything (except the time they were trying to name all of the NFL teams).
Which leads me to the question: How many boys does it take to trap a rat?
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