Well thanks to feedback from you guys at the PR Forums I finally took the plunge and bought my new DSLR so I could finally get back into photography.

Canon 40D (Comes Thursday)
Sigma 18-200mm w/ Optical Stabilizer (Came today)
Sandisk 4gb Extreme III CF Card (Comes Thursday)

Luckily I am off on thursday and will be able to have some fun =). It was a large purchase for my wallet at this point but I will enjoy it. I still need to buy my Canon case, a uv lens filter, and a slik pro 700dx tripod but those will have to wait a few weeks.

Again I thank you guys for all your help. I am really excited for my new toys to come in and will post pics when I can.