You say your wife wants a Pugsley? Neat. Get her a Pugsley and get the Moonlander for yourself, both neat bikes, both fairly well out there in both practicality and fun factor.

I'll still stick with the cyclocross option suggestion.

The shop I helped at limited EP'd bikes to maybe one or two a year depending upon a few variables. If your deal is not limited then color me envyous.

I, too, tend to type too much.

(edit: this reminds me, I need to drop off a lunchtime pizza this week at the bike shop for favors rendered last week)