3yo boy + wild ermine = rabies scare

So, if you decide to go mow the grass on any given afternoon, what do you tell the kids? My standard directions are - clear the lawn so I can mow, be nice and help each other, help Sarah get a snack, and tell me if Sarah poops. I forgot to mention that they shouldn't try to play with wild animals. Yesterday a little ermine (you'll have to google it - it's a short tailed weasel) ran into our front yard while Eli was playing. He saw it and started chasing it. Well, it ran into a toy and was trapped. Eli tried to grab it, and it bit him. Not good. After Jonah & I killed it, I called the clinic to report our animal bite, and they wanted to see us in 10 minutes. Yikes. This is when a hormonal, pregnant mom starts to cry. Thankfully Mark came home from work to take Eli and the dead ermine to the doctor, and turns out that weasels are rabies carriers. So, I drove this dead creature to South Dakota State University in Brookings last night and now we are waiting for the test results to see if he will have to go through rabies treatment. What a day! These boys are always an adventure.