We've been here for about four days now all together. Ami hasn't slept well at all since we got here. She says she doesn't like her room because there are too many shadows and weird noises at night. She's ended up sleeping on the other side of my bed every night since we got here. Which, okay, I don't mind it so much because I want her to be comfortable, but she needs to get used to being in her new room.

In an effort to sort of relieve her worries, we took a ride out to this puppy farm today. We were only going to look at the dogs while we were there but Ami found one that she absolutely fell in love with. Then, of course, she gives me those sad eyes of hers and shoves out her lower lip in the pouting expression that she knows I'm a sucker for. I swear to God I think Penn has taught her all these tricks to get exactly what she wants, which is going to bite us all in the ass when she gets older. Anyway, I spoke with the guy who runs the puppy farm and after agreeing on a price, I bought my daughter a dog.

Allow me to introduce the newest member of the Royce family, Madeline. Ami named her after a character in a book her Mom used to read her. She's a Chow Chow puppy, about 10 weeks old and already quite large as you can see. And already getting into things she shouldn't be. That bear she's eating? It's 'Charlie,' one of Ami's favorites. Surprisingly, she didn't cry when she found it lying on the living room floor with it's head torn off and stuffing everywhere.

It's going to take some time to train her, but I think that Madeline is going to be a good addition to the family. She reminds me a lot of my brother, actually. Take that as you will.