IWeb is hiding my updated site files - HELP!

I am new to Mac and had really been loving it, made a webpage in iWeb for a surprise party for my dad. Used an ftp to upload the original site to a server I already had - so I didn't use mobileme. Everything worked. NOW, when I update the text on the webpages, I don't know where it's saving it and I can't update it.
If I closed iWeb and open it, the work appears saved - all the changes are there. But when I look in the "site" folder, and open the same pages, the original document is there - no changes. Where the heck are the pages and why wouldn't it save it to the site folder? Seems kinda ******** to me. Being a long time PC user, I also find that the Mac won't let me go looking for it on the HD. There is no "save as" choice, and I can't "open" a page from the iWeb "file" tab.
HELP. The surprise party is in two weeks and people from 7 different states need the new information!
Thanks in advance!
TL

After you have published your site to a folder from iWeb, double click the index.html file to launch your site in the browser direct from your hard disk.
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If you are using Time Machine to backup your files give this a try:
1 - download Find Any File.
2 - launch FAF and search your Time Machine hard drive for "Domain.sites2". It wil take a while due to the nature of the backup structure. The search results will look like this:
3 - locate the latest backup from before the problem occurred and drag it out of the scarch window to the Desktop.
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To open your domain file in Lion or Mountain Lion or to switch between multiple domain files Cyclosaurus has provided us with the following script that you can make into an Applescript application with Script Editor. Open Script Editor, copy and paste the script below into Script Editor's window and save as an application.
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1. Quit iWeb
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Publish you site to a folder on your hard drive and open it locally with your browser. Check to see if the site is all there. If not
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delete the iWeb preference file, com.apple.iWeb.plist, that resides in your Home() /Library/Preferences folder.
go to your Home()/Library/Caches/com.apple.iWeb folder and delete its contents.
launch iWeb and publish to the folder again.
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move the domain file from your Home/Library/Application Support/iWeb folder to the Desktop.
launch iWeb, create a new test site, save the new domain file and close iWeb.
go to the your Home/Library/Application Support/iWeb folder and delete the new domain file.
move your original domain file from the Desktop to the iWeb folder.
launch iWeb and try again.
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Verify that your domain file is located in your Home/Library/Application Support/iWeb folder which will be invisible. However,
NOTE: In Lion and Mountain Lion the Home/Library folder is now invisible. To make it permanently visible enter the following in the Terminal application window: chflags nohidden ~/Library and press the Return key - 10.7: Un-hide the User Library folder.
For Mavericks, 10.9, go to your Home folder and use the View ➙ Show View Options menu to bring the this window:
Next:
To open your domain file in Lion, Mountain Lion or Mavericks or to switch between multiple domain files Cyclosaurus has provided us with the following script that you can make into an Applescript application with Script Editor. Open Script Editor, copy and paste the script below into Script Editor's window and save as an application.
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You can download an already compiled version with this link: iWeb Switch Domain.
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WARNING: iWeb Switch Domain will overwrite an existing Domain.sites2 file if you select to create a new domain in the same folder. So rename your domain files once they've been created to something other than the default name.
Since iWeb has discontinued by Apple the new systems don't handle the iWeb preference pane as it was in earlier. The script corrects that situation and once you open the domain file the first time you can just use iWeb to open it from there on. However, you'll need it if you plan on using more than one domain file. And adhear to the warning above.

Where does iWeb save the site file?

Sorry guys but this is a lazy man's question.
Where does iWeb save the site file when you click the save button?
Is it saved as a seperate file or is it hidden within the program?
I not talking about publishing it.

Yes there is...I'll refer you to Apple's own technote...
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303670
But you probably don't want to keep it on your iDisk. The file could be huge and the back and forth network bandwidth involved may make iWeb opens and saves unbearably slow. I've always recommended one of those cheap USB flash drives to keep a potable Domain file on.
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