This seems entirely normal to me. Caring for your companions (whomever they may be) is one of the better parts of the human condition. You and 'ol #336 have already spent a lot of quality time together.....I think your wife might be jealous.
Got the wife trained on the camera, she is way used to the grill being a family member, that was the case since before I met her. Thing that got her this week was taking pictures of the spice cabinets, that put her in a tailspin!
my wife still thinks the camera thing is weird. i even went out and got a tripod for my little camera. works good. i talked to a photographer about my photos and he said i need a extra light to shine in the inside of my grill. i am even going to in the september semester going to enroll in a digital photography class. why not. never to old to learn stuff. maybe my wife will let me get another camera. see thinking ahead.
How can anyone be called crazy because they love their grill and drink Fat Tire beer? Sparky, if you are crazy, then there are a lot more like you out there. And definitely one here in North Carolina.