accidently deleted your AWAD cookie?

Not that easy I fear ... I have cleaned out my cookie cache frequently and never had this problem afterwards. {sigh} And I hadn't done it before the problem arose. And this morning the tags are all back again.
I give up.
Thank you all for the suggestions, it is so nice to be able to depend on your kindness. If you have any further advice please send a PM.
Aloha