I'm so happy i could cry!!!!!!!!!! I decided to give it one more go before i uninstalled, re-downloaded and started from scratch and to my delight and surprise here were my wee villagers back from computer land!!!!!!!!! I was so scared that they would all have died due to my neglect of the past week but apart from one tribe being half its size the other 2 are still going at full pelt. i'm sure it won't take me long to get my depleted tribe back to normal. I wish i knew how i got them back incase it ever happens again lol!

i am now doing my dance of joy!!!!!!!!!!!