$(document).ready(function(){
// executed after the page has finished loading
    $('#navigationMenu li .normalMenu').each(function(){    // for each menu item
        // create a duplicate hyperlink and position it above the current one
        $(this).before($(this).clone().removeClass().addClass('hoverMenu'));
    });
    $('#navigationMenu li').hover(function(){   // using the hover method..
        // we assign an action on mouse over
        $(this).find('.hoverMenu').stop().animate({marginTop:'0px'},200);
        // the animate method provides countless possibilities
    },
    function(){
        // and an action on mouse out
        $(this).find('.hoverMenu').stop().animate({marginTop:'-18px'},200);
    });
	
});