var homeoff = new Image();
  homeoff.src = "images/homeoff.jpg";
  var homeon = new Image();
  homeon.src = "images/homeon.jpg";

  var ferndaleoff = new Image();
  ferndaleoff.src = "images/ferndaleoff.jpg";
  var ferndaleon = new Image();
  ferndaleon.src = "images/ferndaleon.jpg";

  var storeoff = new Image();
  storeoff.src = "images/storeoff.jpg";
  var storeon = new Image();
  storeon.src = "images/storeon.jpg";

  var ownersoff = new Image();
  ownersoff.src = "images/ownersoff.jpg";
  var ownerson = new Image();
  ownerson.src = "images/ownerson.jpg";

  var jewelryoff = new Image();
  jewelryoff.src = "images/jewelryoff.jpg";
  var jewelryon = new Image();
  jewelryon.src = "images/jewelryon.jpg";

  var showcasesoff = new Image();
  showcasesoff.src = "images/showcasesoff.jpg";
  var showcaseson = new Image();
  showcaseson.src = "images/showcaseson.jpg";

  var servicesoff = new Image();
  servicesoff.src = "images/servicesoff.jpg";
  var serviceson = new Image();
  serviceson.src = "images/serviceson.jpg";

  var fineartoff = new Image();
  fineartoff.src = "images/fineartoff.jpg";
  var finearton = new Image();
  finearton.src = "images/finearton.jpg";

  var slinksoff = new Image();
  slinksoff.src = "images/linksoff.jpg";
  var slinkson = new Image();
  slinkson.src = "images/linkson.jpg";

  var masonicoff = new Image();
  masonicoff.src = "images/masonicoff.jpg";
  var masonicon = new Image();
  masonicon.src = "images/masonicon.jpg";

  var goldquartzoff = new Image();
  goldquartzoff.src = "images/goldquartzoff.jpg";
  var goldquartzon = new Image();
  goldquartzon.src = "images/goldquartzon.jpg";


var isMenuAct = false; // the menu is not active yet

function actMenuItem(imgName) {
  isMenuAct = true; // the menu is now active
  act(imgName);
  inact(defImg);
}

function inactMenuItem(imgName) {
  isMenuAct = false; // the menu is no longer active
  if (document.images) {
    inact(imgName);
    timerID = setTimeout('if (!isMenuAct) act("' +  defImg + '")', 100);
  }
}

function act(imgName) {
  if (document.images) 
    document[imgName].src = eval(imgName + "on.src");
}

function inact(imgName) {
  if (document.images)
    document[imgName].src = eval(imgName + "off.src");
}