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Well, as you've read here, we thought long and hard about what to name our new puppy.

Over the weekend, my daughters and I caucused and debated and finally decided there was only one way to settle it. We put names in a hat.

The finalists were Alice...Maddie...Skoshee (that was my choice!)...and Cecilia.

And the winner is...

Cecilia.

I know. I'm not crazy about it, either.

But it's settled. She's Cecilia. And now we can all get on with our lives.

But this does give us an opportunity to sing: "Oh, Cecilia, I'm down on my knees...I'm begging you please use your pad..."

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Katie wanted to give us an update on the naming of her new puppy. -- Ed.

Thank you all for the great ideas for naming our new puppy! We've gotten tons of them -- and some are pretty darn creative, too. (Scroll down to the comments on the original puppy post to see more -- Ed.)

This morning, my daughter and I kicked around the name "Maddie." It's gone back to arbitration. We still haven't decided. But we'll let you know when we do.

Sooner or later we're going to have to call her something, since "Hey you, dog, don't do that on the rug!" isn't working.

Have a great weekend!

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Katie Couric has a new member of the family. We asked her to fill us in. -- Ed.

It’s official: I should be committed.

Last Sunday, we got a puppy. This brings the dog population at our house to three. We already have a Cairn terrier and a Yorkie. And now we’ve got a little Havanese . My daughter guilted me into it by describing in graphic terms what they do to puppies who are not adopted. It made be me feel so warm and fuzzy that I caved. Now I have a new source for piddle stains all over my apartment. Ah, the joys of giving!

There is a bit of a problem, though: we cannot agree on a name. And we need your help. I’m not saying we’re going to take your help. But we need it.

My first impulse was “Goldie.” As in “Hawn.” Ellie and Carrie came up with Cecilia. (I’m not sure where that came from.) There was a discussion this morning about names from Jane Austen, maybe something from“Sense and Sensibility” or “Emma.” But Eleanor is already Ellie’s name, Mariann just doesn’t fit, (Ginger is a possibility!) and Elizabeth was too formal. But Lizzie is still in the running.

Here are other ideas: my friend Jill suggested Triscuit, but it just makes me hungry. I like Emma. They think Georgy might be a good name, but all I can think of is Lynn Redgrave. I also like Charlotte, but the girls already have a cousin named Charlotte. It could get confusing.

Please tell me what you think. Got a better idea? She’s really really cute – as you can tell from the pictures! By the way, objects in the picture are larger than they appear in real life. She weighs about three pounds right now, and will max out at only 10.

P.S. Don't tell my parents. If they knew, they'd kill me.

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