A New Camera in my near future?

Well folks I’ve come to the decision that I need a new camera.   I have a canon a560 camera that i’ve used for 3 years but lately it’s been acting a bit wonky on me.  It literally kills the battery after a few clicks and for some strange reason shows a smudge that is not detected on the camera itself.  The only thing I can think of is maybe it was dropped?  But I have to say that I’ve been pretty good at taking care of this camera and was hoping not to repair/replace it any time soon.

I love taking pictures (it’s sort of a hobby of mine-outside of crafting of course) and  I also use my camera for product pictures and of course my beauties.  Now I’m on the hunt for a replacement camera.  My heart is set on this one: It’s the Nikon D90

or maybe this one? The Canon Rebel

but my wallet says I must settle for this one (for now):

Who knows, maybe by Christmas Santa will gift me with the camera I truly want, or maybe not. So how ’bout you?  What’s your favorite camera?~