Mac OS X 10.5: User folder has changed into a Package file

So I've seen a few posts about Desktop becoming a package, but I've been living with my entire user account as a package for several months. I've checked permissions, run disk utility, and removed any .DS_Store files I could find all to no avail. If need be I can format and reinstall, but would prefer to just get this resolved. Any ideas on how to fix this?

Thanks for the help. As I started looking at the directory more closely I noticed it had an 'at' (@) symbol next to the permissions list. Anyway, turns out it was an extended attribute, the following thread is what I used to fix the problem:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=5791060

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