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

@@ -11,7 +11,15 @@
       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: >

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

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+home_news:
+  name: Home News
+  initial: off
+
+chore_schedule:
+  name: Chore Schedule
+  initial: off