$(document).ready(function () {

    /*  MENU  */

    $("#menu li").prepend("<span></span>"); //Throws an empty span tag right before the a tag

    $("#menu li").each(function () { //For each list item...
        var linkText = $(this).find("a").html(); //Find the text inside of the a tag
        $(this).find("span").show().html(linkText); //Add the text in the span tag
    });

    $("#menu li").hover(function () {	//On hover...
        $(this).find("span").stop().animate({
            marginTop: "-35" //Find the span tag and move it up 35 pixels
        }, 150);
    }, function () { //On hover out...
        $(this).find("span").stop().animate({
            marginTop: "0" //Move the span back to its original state (0px)
        }, 250);
    });

    $("#menu li:last span").css("background", "none");

    /*  MENU  */

});