On the edge of exhaustion

I can't believe it's been almost two weeks since I updated. It's felt like so much longer. I've been trying to get in my doctoral applications (so far, I'm at 1 and 1/2 submitted) as well as keeping up with TAing and teaching responsibilities. Add to that Family Home Evening and other church activities, and I feel exhausted. I'm averaging about four or five hours of sleep a night, which is not very healthy when you're used to more. I realize that anyone with small children will tell me that they can survive on even less, and I admire you for it, but I'm just so dog-gone tired, physically and emotionally. Plus, I've had a roller-coaster ride with getting the pieces of my applications together. Pretty much everything that could go wrong, has gone wrong. I also have only done half of my Christmas gifts. I'm usually the freaky individual who has everything ready in June, but not this year! Oh, well. That's life. However, in good news, Amy, I'm almost done with Max's stocking. He might get it for Christmas, after all. I'll post a picture when I'm done. It's so dang cute!