Sunroom, Porch, and Basement Progress

We've been working really hard each night after the kids go to sleep.  One wonderful and fully finished project is the sunroom.  The ugly wall is covered and painted, there is a new light fixture, and the floor has been painted.  I'll post pictures next week of the finished room but here's a little trip down memory lane for the room when we bought the house (you must also imagine a VERY STRONG odor of dog urine to get the full effect). 

Another project that is very close to finished is the front porch.  There is one railing section to finish so I'll post pictures when it's complete.

We did a lot of drywall work this week in the basement.  The drywall is installed in about half of the space and the first coat of compound is on.  It's looking a lot better and hopefully soon we'll have it in much better shape. 

The giant dirt pile next to the patio is no more.  We hired a guy to come and move/remove it for us (in addition to some other work).  What a difference!  We keep saying that we should have done it a long time ago.  A little bit of seed and straw and this space will look great!

We're exhausted!  Hopefully we'll get to take a little break this week!