Neil, you're awful
Judging by the look on your wife's face, she has a good sense of humor, so you probably won't get more than a "oh no, you didn't just say that" look!
Those are great pictures. Love the green on that first one
When I bought the T3i, I didn't know if I would use the RAW or not (probably not). But since I had never had it before, I kind of wanted to play around with it. I haven't done much of that yet. You are right about one thing, these cameras have a lot of options on them that most people never use.
Skylark, it is a tough decision picking out a new camera. I was comparing my old camera to all the new ones and that just wasn't working because I went from a high end point-and-shoot to dSLR. Sometimes we just have to take the plunge. I found that several trips to the stores was the best way to find a camera that felt good in my hands and have not regretted my purchase.