What did Mrs. Johansen do while she was away from the house?

Mama took the Rosens to Uncle Henrik's boat. On the way back, she broke her ankle.

Her mother pulled herself to a sitting position. She winced in pain. "I'm all right, really. Don't worry. And the Rosens are with Henrik. That's the important thing."

Mama sighed. "So clumsy,"she said, as if she were scolding herself. "I'm afraid my ankle is broken, Annemarie. Thank goodness it is nothing worse. An ankle mends. And I am home, and the Rosens are with Henrik.