IGE is alliiiiive!
The blog was down all day yesterday, due to some (MORE) crappy servers at GoDaddy.com, but all was miraculously well when I woke up this morning. 
There was some tense conversations with GD yesterday, but in the end I employed my three strategies to getting what I want when things are on the fritz:
Step 1: Call the company in question, acknowledge that the person on the other end of the line is not to blame for your problem, but you dearly need their help to get it fixed.
Step 2: When the issue is still not fixed in a timely manner, call back (making sure you got the person’s name & number in Step 1) calmly explain how/why the situation is unacceptable and pointedly how the person how they are going to resolve it. Make them stay on the phone until they come up with a resolution.
Step 3: When all else fails, head to Twitter. Nothing makes a company respond faster to bad customer service and/or problems with their product or service then announcing said problems to a legion of people who are on the same side as you. Sorry, but it’s true! As soon as I unleashed my woes on Twitter yesterday afternoon, I had people from GoDaddy.com emailing and calling me left and right. 
Golden Rule: You’ll attract more bees with honey. It’s mighty tempting to start yelling at someone on the other end of the line, but truly it’s (usually) not that person’s fault, and would YOU want to help someone if they were yelling at YOU? I wouldn’t.
Anyways, persistence pays off and the blog is back – muwahahahaha!
In other news, I was this close to making another batch of Pumpkin Cornbread last night, because it is that good, but I held back because I wanted to make Pumpkin Cornbread PANCAKES for breakfast!!!!
Pumpkin Cornbread Pancakes
Makes 5, 4″ pancakes
Ingredients:
1 Tablespoon sugar
2 Tablespoons pumpkin puree
1 egg
2 Tablespoons French Vanilla Coffee Creamer
1/4 cup water
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 cup all purpose flour
1/4 cup yellow cornmeal
Directions:
Whisk together sugar, pumpkin, egg, creamer, water, salt & baking powder in a bowl. Add flour & cornmeal then mix again to combine. Cook on a non-stick sprayed cook top and serve with a drizzle of syrup.
These are insane!!!!
I credit moist-maker pumpkin puree and sweet French Vanilla Coffee Creamer (it’s not just for coffee and oatmeal anymore!) for making these ultra-delish.
They were sweet, plump and soft – but had that great cornmeal texture I just adore in cornbread.
I dunked a few pieces in syrup, but the pancakes didn’t really need it. They were sweet & special enough already!
Try these on TOP of chili too – they make fabu toppers!! 
Month of Holiday Giveaways
We’ve talked before about the horrors of soggy cereal. It’s just gross. Right? Unless we’re talking about Kashi Honey Almond Crunch. That stuff needs a good soak, or else you’ll straight up chip a tooth.
Anyways, I’ve got a solution for you – an Obol!
HAAA!!! Yes! Keep your cereal in one side, milk in the other, then swoop your cereal over when you’re ready to get it wet. Genius!!!!
This is also genius. omg.
Enter to win an Obol three ways by Saturday, December 17th @ 5pm Central. Here’s how:
1. Tell me what your favorite cereal is.
2. Vote for my dishes on the Breakstone Blogger Challenge Website and leave another comment. (THREE DAYS LEFT!!!)
3. Share this post on Twitter or Facebook, by clicking on the icons on the side of this post, and leave another comment.
Crispy cereal could be in YOUR future!
See ya’!
pumpkin bread corncakes sound like heaven and the holidays on a plate! what a fabulous recipe
favorite cereal…hmmm, i actually don’t even like cereal except for shredded wheat!
Yeah…I need that. My favorite cereal is Corn Bran (boring but delicious!), but what I really want that thing for is Oreo consumption. I hate sticking my hand into a glass to get to the milk!
I like Quaker Oatmeal Squares!
My favorite cereal?! Just one?! I eat cereal daily. Sometimes twice. Honey Bunches of Oats with almonds, cinnamon life cereal or cocoa pebbles for a sugar high.
I alway go threw favorite cereal phases because I have a bunch. I will go through a box or two of cereal and then switch to a new favorite. Right now I am really loving frosted mini wheats (a classic). But I really love the honey bunches of oats just bunches.
I voted today! I cant wait to find out if you won!
My fav cereal is my homemade granola.
Honey Bunches of Oats!!!
I also vote for you on Breakstone and posted on twitter.
I voted for you! Good luck.
I voted!
Ok, to be honest I’m not a big cereal person but I would totally use this bowl for a personal serving of chips and salsa or hummus and veggies….it’s so fun!!!
Depends on my mood and if I’m prego or not!
Currently, not prego and I like the healthier cereals, when prego, I LOVE IT ALL. Captain Crunch, Fruit Loops, Rice Crispies, Lucky Charms. The list goes on and on. 
OMG what an AWESOME invention!
My favorite cereal is Kashi Go Lean Crunch….everytime
favorite cereal-good ol rice krispies with bananas
i voted! good luck!
I voted!
I tweeted this too!
I have enjoyed your blog SO much! With a sedentary job that can be stressful at times, I had let some bad eating habits set in. But you have reminded me how many healthy AND tasty options there really are. I even signed up for the First Day 5K on New Year’s Day. Thanks for all the great ideas! I’ve been voting for you in the Breakstone Blogger Challenge and am honestly excited to find out the results.
do those oreos count as cereal? hee hee haw. okay, lately my favorite cereal is ANY and ALL of the Nature’s Path… oh YUM. this bowl is a genius idea.
and those pancakes look and sound fabulous too! I want to make them Right Now!!
Well that’s pretty nifty! I see it as a chips and salsa bowl as well!
My favorite cereal is the Kashi Honey Almond Crunch, too! Or, if I’m feeling like a petulant child I’m known to enjoy me some Fruit Loops or *gasp* Fruity Pebbles!
You really need to get off of GoDaddy. Those people are going to give you gray hair! There appear to be some much better hosting options out there if you’re willing to switch!
Kim
On Twitter: @yogagirl
I should say something like Grape Nuts (and yes I love them on vanilla yogurt with raspberries!!!) but I looooove Reese’s Peanut Butter Puffs!!
LOL what an awesome giveaway idea!!! Ingenious, really! My favorite cereal?? That’s a toughie – it’s a tie b/t Kashi Go Lean Almond Crunch and Cinnamon Toast Crunch!!
I voted and shared on FB! My favorite cereal is Special K Red Berries!
Tweeted!
I’ve always loved the Cinnamon Toast Crunch or Honey Nut Cheerios… this bowl is genius!
Tweeted!
My favorite cereal is prob coco krispies… so bad, but soooo good!
Also voted… hope you win!!
And I voted for your recipes again today! I really hope you win.
Quaker Oat Bran.. I wish it wasn’t so expensive or it would be a daily treat!
Fruity cherrios! I cannot keep them in the house as I will eat entire box in two days.
Alphabets all the way! I treat myself to a box every once in a while…they are not too healthy!
i love this blog! this is actually my first first time to reply (sorry!) but once i saw that bowl i knew it would be a perfect time to start! how awesome! i am a cereal junkie – but my favorite hands down is raisin bran crunch! YUM!
Voted!
Voted!
Honey Nut Cheerios!
voted!
I try to eat healthy but when it comes to cereal it has to be Fruity Pebbles or Sugar Smacks.
My favorite cereal is Apple Jacks.
I really don’t eat cereal all that often and usually when I do it’s Honey Nut Cheerios. I used to ADORE the cereal Clusters, though.
Kashi Go Lean Crunch has my heart.
I voted for you again.
I’m gonna have to go with a classic and ay honey nut cheerios with slices of banana. Yummm!
I would love that bowl to give to my husband, he has been on such an oreos and milk kick these past few months!
My favorite cereal is Kashi Strawberry Fields!
i tweeted it!
Haha, that’s genius! My favourite cereal is Crispix.
I like the simple ones like that.. and Cheerios, too, of course!
OMG I need that! Soggy cereal is the WORST.
My favorite “healthy” cereal is either puffins or brown rice crisps. And my favorite unhealthy cereal is Reeces Puffs. Mmmmm reeces puffs….
I voted for you!!!
It’s a tie between Cracklin’ Oat Bran and Honey Bunches of Oats!
favorite cereal. ahhh so hard! i LOVE wheaties or raisin bran, or conflakes, or every other kind of SUPER boring cereal. i hate sugary stuff unless i eat it by the handful!