My iWeb site disappeared after ALL that WORK!!

I spent hours creating a web page. I saved it to a local folder under my name and "web page" on the desktop Then (because my university likes to make life interesting), I had to download Cyberduck as the source to FTP my page to the university web site.  I was supposed to just drag and drop my local folder file into the Cyberduck box, which I did.  But I got an error.  Tried to synchronize my old site with the new iWeb-created one, and it got stalled after an hour of trying to sync.  So then I deleted all the contents on the server, then dragged my page into the Cyberduck box.  When I tried to check it online, I got an error. The tech people at the university said I named my folder wrong (should have been my login name, not the words "web site"). They changed the folder name for me, and now my site come up beautifully online.
EXCEPT: this morning when I opened Cyberduck to edit my page, iWeb wouldn't open. I opened iWeb separately, and my project is missing.  Not a trace of it.  Tried to open anything from the local folder on my descktop named "web page", but iWeb says it can't open anything. I renamed the local file to my name (which is what the techies did at the university, I suppose, to get it up and running online), but still, I can't open my folder in iWeb to work on it.
What happened to my site?  I have the folder on my desktop with all my files, but I can't open any of the files with iWeb.  Why? How can I import it back into iWeb so I can keep working on it? I'm pulling my hair out here.
Will some angel save me from drinking a whole bottle of wine?

When you create a website with iWeb it is contained in a file named Domain.sites.  However, you website does not exist until you publish it and upload the published/html files to your server. 
When you publish your site the basic files needed to create the file are saved to that domain.sites file.  In order to edit your website you must open that domain file with iWeb and make the changes.  Then publish the changes to the folder on your hard drive where you published it originally. 
Do have a domain file located in your Users/Home/Library/Application Support/iWeb folder?  If you do then double click on it and it will open with your website inside.
And why would I or anyone else want to deprive you of a good bottle of wine.
OT

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