CS3 Anchor Points Disapear

i'm useing cs3 and when i try to make a path, the anchor points disapear as i create a path. when i click the point shows up, then when i release it is gone. then when i make the next point the path shows up, but when i release again the path is gone and only the stroke remains.
i feel like this might also be connected with the fact that when i select a path with the selection tool, the bounding box shows up but the path it self does not--though if i manually rotate the path or change the scale the path is visible.
i'm sure this is some simple thing i inadvertantly selected or deselected, but if you can help me out i would apreciate it very much.
thank you!
edit: i just remembered that i have problems with the direct select tool too: when i click a point the path doesn't show up. i'm sure this has the same fix as above, but i thought i'd mention it just in case.

There are two command keyboard commands that become turn off by accident a lot.
Command>Shift B hide Bounding Box and Command H hide edges in your case it is Command H.

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