There are a few shots I took with my old pocket camera some years ago and I wish I had the DSLR then to do the photo...but, would the photo be better?  Likely not...the real difference is the shot with DSLR would be in raw, which the other camera did not have.

I also appreciate you candid words of your experience.  I believe you will find the DSLR worth having and will become accustomed to the lenses, unless you get so frustrated you put it down and leave it there.

Who can go through the galleries here and see good and bad photos? We all can. Who can tell which were taken with what?  Hummm..                          Thanks for the thoughts.  Tom.