The Three Birds of the Thorax

One of my veterinary professors who taught cardiology had this corny but memorable joke:

Q: What are the three birds of the thorax?

A: The vagoose, the esophagoose and the thoracic duck! (a play on vagus, esophagus and thoracic duct)

Anyway, that's my segway into the state of construction. Here is the current view from the entrance (I'll try to be consistent with this view so you can see the progress from the "front door".)

Piles of dirt, drain pipes, pieces of duct work and construction equipment cover the floor as Bad Company pours over the boom box in the corner. The electrician arrived while I was taking these pictures. Soon they will run their lines and the concrete pourers will fill in the cuts to the floor.

Some of the ducts are already in place in preparation for the new HVAC unit.

This final picture shows the floor cut for the trench drain that will be in front of the dog runs in the kennel. We can't wait to give our first tour!