Start building out a Chore Schedule thingee.

automation/Speech/chores.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+######################################################################
+##  Some home facts when we get back home from being away.
+######################################################################
+- alias: 'chores'
+
+  trigger:
+
+    - platform: state
+      entity_id: input_boolean.chore_schedule
+      state: 'on'
+      from: 'off'
+
+  action:
+    - service: input_boolean.turn_off
+      entity_id: input_boolean.chore_schedule
+
+    - service: script.Voice_notify
+      data_template:
+        value1: >
+          "Welcome Home Costanzo Family. Here is what's going on around the house right now:
+          {%if now().strftime("%a") == 'Wed' or now().strftime("%a") == 'Sun'%}
+            Today is {{now().strftime("%A")}} and {{now().strftime("%A")}} is garbage day.  Please be sure to tell the kids to take out the trash.
+          {%endif%}

automation/Speech/home_news.yaml

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ##  Some home facts when we get back home from being away.
 ######################################################################
 - alias: 'Home Stats'
-  
+
   trigger:
     - platform: state
       entity_id:
@@ -10,8 +10,16 @@
       from: 'not_home'
       to: 'home'
       for: '00:03:00'
-      
+
+    - platform: state
+      entity_id: input_boolean.home_news
+      state: 'on'
+      from: 'off'
+
   action:
+    - service: input_boolean.turn_off
+      entity_id: input_boolean.home_news
+      
     - service: script.Voice_notify
       data_template:
         value1: >
@@ -19,24 +27,24 @@
           {%if now().strftime("%a") == 'Wed' or now().strftime("%a") == 'Sun'%}
             Today is {{now().strftime("%A")}} and {{now().strftime("%A")}} is garbage day.  Please be sure to tell the kids to take out the trash.
           {%endif%}
-          Inside the house, it is {{ states.climate.downstairs.attributes["current_temperature"]}} degrees with around {{states('sensor.downstairs_thermostat_humidity')}} percent humidity. Outside, it is going to be {{states('sensor.dark_sky_minutely_summary')}} 
+          Inside the house, it is {{ states.climate.downstairs.attributes["current_temperature"]}} degrees with around {{states('sensor.downstairs_thermostat_humidity')}} percent humidity. Outside, it is going to be {{states('sensor.dark_sky_minutely_summary')}}
           {% if is_state('cover.garadget_large', 'open') -%}
-            Also, The Large Garage Door is still open 
+            Also, The Large Garage Door is still open
           {% endif -%}
           {% if is_state('cover.garadget_small', 'open') -%}
             {% if is_state('cover.garadget_large', 'open') -%}and
             {%- endif %} The small Garage Door is still open.
           {% endif %}
-          . There are 
+          . There are
           {% for state in states.light if state.state == 'on' -%}
             {%- if loop.last -%}
               {{ loop.index }}
             {%- endif -%}
           {%- endfor %}  lights on right now."
-          {% set comma = joiner(', ') %} The 
+          {% set comma = joiner(', ') %} The
           {% for group in states.group|groupby('state') -%}
             {%- for entity in group.list if entity.state == 'on' and entity.name.split(' ')[1]|lower == 'lights' and entity.name.split(' ')[0]|lower != 'all' and entity.name.split(' ')[0]|lower != 'interior' -%}
             {{ ' and' if loop.last and not loop.first else comma() }}
             {{ entity.name }}
             {%- endfor -%}
-          {%- endfor %}
+          {%- endfor %}

customize/sensors.yaml

@@ -267,8 +267,8 @@ sensor.nest_upstairs:
 sensor.polly_lastmsg:
   friendly_name: 'Polly Lastmsg'
   emulated_hue: False
-  hidden: False
+  hidden: True
-
+  icon: mdi:chemical-weapon
 
 
 sensor.rachio:

input_boolean/hidden_booleans.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+home_news:
+  name: Home News
+  initial: off
+
+chore_schedule:
+  name: Chore Schedule
+  initial: off