@bekkasan: this is what I´m doing, too.
I have 3 stories: this one and the story about the Helmquists are bound together directly, the story of Streuner is just the story of the Helmquists from the point of view of a cat!
And right now I have a story in my mind of some family members of said family, so I will stay in this family, but play them and tell about them from a different angle.
And who knows, Tibor´s story will be updated at some time in the future! But right now it is not ended.
Do you plan to connect the Ballans with your Jared and Alexandra story?