The LX3 as my sole camera/camcorder

Since a couple of weeks, I have been the proud owner of an LX3, and yes, I'm extremely happy with it.
The selection process, mostly going through internet reviews, forums and talking to other amateur photographers, took several months. Being on a tight budget, my preference would shift from a DSLR (Olympus E420) over a compact (TZ7 or LX3) to a dedicated HD Camcorder (canon hv30 or hf200), and back again. In fact, if my budget had no limits, I would have opted for the Lumix GH1.
So there I was, well informed. But what would be my final decision? Like Kierkegaard, I felt that it would be a 'jump into the abyss'. I chose the LX3, and boy, I'm so happy with it.

Many posters in this forum are pro or semi-pro photographers, and they are very willing to point out that the LX3 is a good camera, perhaps the best compact around, but that it can never replace a DSLR.
Of course, as an amateur/beginner, I must agree. But I'm also a father of 2 young children, with a 3rd one on its way, and I can tell you the LX3 is a dream. It replaces my previous sd camcorder and compact camera, and accompanies me on all my family outings in its leather case, which I ordered shortly after I had the LX3, tucked away under my armpit. Try doing that with a DSLR.
My biggest concern was the limited zoom range, but now I have the LX3, I don't need it. I can crop in post, even in video (with quality loss, of course). Actually, the still image quality totally blows me away, and I've have seen my skill as photographer increase each day, since I've had it. Really.
For still images, I love the iA mode, the fast flash recycle time (much faster than my old Canon Powershot A590IS) and the Dynamic B/W for artistic portraits of my family and my first steps in 'the artistic street photography'.The colors, low light sensitivity and wide angle lens also add to the artistic result.
In Movie mode I'm still happy, but there are a couple of issues that I clearly don't like, being into video rather seriously: 1) the purple vertical lines when filming a strong source of light (=smearing), 2) there's no exposure lock.

The pro and semipro photographers I mentioned before, I guess, don't realize (or forgot) what it is like being a father of young children: bags, diapers, cookies, pram etc. There's simply no place, time or energy to lug around a full frame dslr, lenses, tripod etc. In this stage of my life, the LX3 fulfills my needs, and when time comes, who knows, the GH1, or its successor may be within reach.