Must admit that I’m still mad because our Macbook Pro decided to crash and not give me access to all our files, but at least I’ve just found a workaround.
Using the Install DVD, insert it and reboot while holding the c-button (makes your Macbook boot from CD/DVD). When the menu appears, from Utilities choose Terminal. With root privileges you have full access to the disk. Then insert a memory stick with enough space and voila. You will find both your memory stick and your hard drive in the folder /Volumes
Using copy (cp) you can copy all the files missing, and a voila…just reinstall the whole thing…and then up and running again.
Still pissed that the home folder got corrupted, but at least I managed to save all the files which I did not have a backup of (I rule!!!)