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There is a particular kind of mess that comes from raising kids in Seattle. It is not just toys on the floor or cereal under the table. It is wet shoes by the door nine months out of the year, soccer gear drying in the hallway, lunch containers multiplying in the sink, dog hair collecting in corners, and a fine layer of grit that somehow makes its way in from playgrounds, parks, and school pickups. If you are parenting young children, working full time, juggling school cale