Can't see Documents folder in Finder, but can see it in Terminal

I have a MacBook Pro, OS 10.6.5. My Documents folder does NOT appear in a Finder window, but I can see it using the ls command in Terminal. Documents is not an invisible file in the UNIX sense; its name is NOT ".Documents" Below is a copy of the line for my Documents folder from Terminal via ls:
drwxrwxr-x@ 17 mbbrown mbbrown 578 Jan 5 17:08 Documents
So why does Documents not appear in the Finder window? I have a short cut to it in my "Places" but the icon for Documents in the Places column is not the usual Documents folder icon; it looks like two pieces of paper on top of each other.
Anyone have any suggestions on how to get the Documents folder to appear in Finder windows?
thanks

What does this command say:
ls -ldaeO@ Documents
If it has 'hidden' attached to it, then look at the "man chflags" command.
chflags nohidden Documents

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