Oh my my my! A 32 year move

Good luck with your move, Karen. These things are never easy but as long as you are good with your decision it sounds like selling your house first will make things easier when trying to decide on what to purchase next. I always
think change is good so embrace it and try not to put too much pressure on yourself. We'll be here whenever you need a distraction or a place to just stop by for a chat or update. Wishing you a move that involves a low degree of stress;
as I think it's impossible to go through these changes without experiencing some! It was nice of you to let us know.

Moving house is stressful. There is such a lot involved. I hope everything goes smoothly for you and you get your present home sold quickly allowing you to concentrate on finding another place suitable to set up home again nearer your parents. It will be an adventure. You can take photographs recording your journey and perhaps preserve memories for the future.

Thank you everyone for your support, encouragement, and especially your kindness. That's what makes this forum so special - the people.
Whippet - Yes, I plan to put my stuff in storage and move in with my parents for a while.
My realtor expects my house to be on the market next week. It is an adventure, and I've never been this way before.

I really do appreciate your helpful and kind comments.

I don't know about USA, but at this time of year, over here, property is selling quickly.
I hope you get a buyer soon.

Nice to have loving parents, isn't it.

Very best of luck to you, in the sale of your home, and the purchase of your new one.

Being an off-and-on long haul trucker, I have moved and been involved in moving a lot of different people and have had to deal with a lot of mistakes.
A bit of advice on moving:
Have a big auction and sell ALL of the big bulky stuff and anything else you need to be rid of anyway.
People at auctions lose their grip on reality and will pay more for your old used stuff than you can replace it for new after you move.
Paying for transportation and/or storage can soon eat up the value of the things being moved/stored = better to auction it off before sinking a load of money in it.

While you are packing, you will find things you have been searching for for years; once you get it all moved, it will be ten years before some of it is ever seen again.
Twenty years after you move, there will be taped-up boxes that haven't been opened yet.

The first time I moved, just across the field, I carried most of my belongings; the second time I moved, to the other side of the farm, I made a single pickup load.
Then, I got married and moved about fifteen miles = three pickup loads plus three horses.
Lived there for five years and moved to where we are now in 2000 = five pickup loads plus four horses.
We have been here 19 years and I doubt fifteen semi-trailers would hold it all and I only have one horse.

I don't think any of us would like to use your way, Charles.

That must have been a very traumatic experience for you.
I do hope that there has not been too much damage to your home.

Best wishes from me.