I'm done with this thread . . . thanks for some help.
What I learned in this process:
1. iGoogle doesn't go away unitl 11/1/13 . . . I had just messed up my home page.
2. Not everyone is aware that "doing a Google search" is NOT the same as "iGoogle"
3. I'll probably continue to use Google as a search engine.
4. more than ever I wish that tech giants wouldn't cause their users problems in their battle ( i.e. - taking Google Maps App off the iPhone - and use I DO know that I can use Google Maps by saving it to my iPhone home page, but the functionality is not nearly the same and Apple's "Maps" App is lame in comparison - no street views).
thanks again.