"The contraption"

The boys recenlty built what they like to call, a "contraption." In case you can't tell, it consists of my black sandal, some rope, a bell, and a cowboy hat. It's meant to be a trap. It works something like this: the animal hits the shoe, then hits the bell, which sends the alarm, and it then falls into the hat where it's trapped . . . . . hmmmm.