Heres the local.xml 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<layout version="0.1.0">
    <default>
        <reference name="root">
            <action method="setTemplate">
                <template>page/2columns-left.phtml</template>
            </action>
        </reference>
        <reference name="head">
            <action method="addCss">
                <stylesheet>css/color.css</stylesheet>
            </action>
            <action method="addCss">
                <stylesheet>css/skin.css</stylesheet>
            </action>
            <action method="addCss">
                <stylesheet>css/media-small.css</stylesheet>
            </action>
            <action method="addCss">
                <stylesheet>css/media-480.css</stylesheet>
            </action>
            <action method="addCss">
                <stylesheet>css/media-800.css</stylesheet>
            </action>
            <action method="addItem">
                <type>skin_js</type>
                <name>js/respond.js</name>
                <params />
                <if>lt IE 9</if>
            </action>
        </reference>
        <reference name="right">
            <block type="cms/block" name="cms_right_info_block" before="-">
                <action method="setBlockId">
                    <block_id>right_info_block</block_id>
                </action>
            </block>
           
            /*<block type="cms/block" name="right_info_block2" block_id="right_info_block2" after="-"/>*/
           
<block type="cms/block" name="right_info_block2" after="-">
<action method="setBlockId"><block_id>right_info_block2</block_id></action> 
</block>

            <action method="unsetChild"><alias>cart_sidebar</alias></action>
            <action method="unsetChild"><alias>right.reports.product.viewed</alias></action>
            <action method="unsetChild"><alias>right.reports.product.compared</alias></action>
            <action method="unsetChild"><alias>catalog.compare.sidebar</alias></action>
            <remove name="paypal.partner.right.logo" />
            <remove name="right.permanent.callout" />
            <remove name="left.reports.product.viewed" />
        </reference>

        <reference name="footer">
            <remove name="copyright.blog.footer" />
            <block type="cms/block" name="page_footer_block" before="-">
                <action method="setBlockId">
                    <block_id>page_footer_block</block_id>
                </action>
            </block>
        </reference>
 

        <reference name="left">
            <block type="cms/block" name="cms_left_info_block" after="catalogsearch.leftnav" before="newsletter">
                <action method="setBlockId">
                    <block_id>left_info_block</block_id>
                </action>
            </block>
            <block type="checkout/cart_sidebar" name="cart_sidebar" template="checkout/cart/sidebar.phtml" before="-">
                <action method="addItemRender"><type>simple</type><block>checkout/cart_item_renderer</block><template>checkout/cart/sidebar/default.phtml</template></action>
                <action method="addItemRender"><type>grouped</type><block>checkout/cart_item_renderer_grouped</block><template>checkout/cart/sidebar/default.phtml</template></action>
                <action method="addItemRender"><type>configurable</type><block>checkout/cart_item_renderer_configurable</block><template>checkout/cart/sidebar/default.phtml</template></action>
                <block type="core/text_list" name="cart_sidebar.extra_actions" as="extra_actions" translate="label" module="checkout">
                    <label>Shopping Cart Sidebar Extra Actions</label>
                </block>
            </block>
            <block type="reports/product_viewed" after="cart_sidebar" name="left.reports.product.viewed" template="reports/product_viewed.phtml" />
            <block type="reports/product_compared" after="cart_sidebar" name="left.reports.product.compared" template="reports/product_compared.phtml" />
            <block type="catalog/product_compare_sidebar" after="cart_sidebar" name="left.catalog.compare.sidebar" template="catalog/product/compare/sidebar.phtml" />
            <remove name="left.permanent.callout" />
        </reference>
        <reference name="header">
            <block type="directory/currency" name="currency_header" as="currency_header" before="-" template="directory/currency.phtml" />
            <block type="checkout/cart_sidebar" name="header_cart" template="checkout/cart/sidebar_top.phtml" before="-">
                <action method="addItemRender">
                    <type>simple</type>
                    <block>checkout/cart_item_renderer</block>
                    <template>checkout/cart/sidebar/default.phtml</template>
                </action>
                <action method="addItemRender">
                    <type>grouped</type>
                    <block>checkout/cart_item_renderer_grouped</block>
                    <template>checkout/cart/sidebar/default.phtml</template>
                </action>
                <action method="addItemRender">
                    <type>configurable</type>
                    <block>checkout/cart_item_renderer_configurable</block>
                    <template>checkout/cart/sidebar/default.phtml</template>
                </action>
                <block type="core/text_list" name="cart_sidebar.extra_actions" as="extra_actions" />
            </block>
            <remove name="top.links" />
            <block type="page/template_links" name="advanced_search_link" as="advanced_search_link" template="page/template/alinks.phtml">
                <action method="addLink" translate="label title" module="catalogsearch">
                    <label>Advanced Search</label>
                    <url helper="catalogsearch/getAdvancedSearchUrl" />
                    <title>Advanced Search</title>
                </action>
            </block>
            <block type="page/template_links" name="top.links.custom" as="topLinksCustom">
                <block type="checkout/links" name="checkout_cart_link">
                    <action method="addCheckoutLink" />
                </block>
            </block>
            <block type="page/template_links" template="page/template/clinks.phtml" id="top.links.cart" name="top.links.cart" as="topLinksCart">
                <block type="wishlist/links" name="wishlist_link" />
                <action method="addLinkBlock">
                    <blockName>wishlist_link</blockName>
                </action>
            </block>
            <block type="cms/block" name="quick_access_links">
                <action method="setBlockId">
                    <block_id>quick_access_links</block_id>
                </action>
            </block>
            <block type="cms/block" name="head_phone_block">
                <action method="setBlockId">
                    <block_id>head_phone_block</block_id>
                </action>
            </block>
            <block type="cms/block" name="top_toolbar">
                <action method="setBlockId">
                    <block_id>top_toolbar</block_id>
                </action>
            </block>
            <block type="cms/block" name="top_toolbar_static">
                <action method="setBlockId">
                    <block_id>top_toolbar_static</block_id>
                </action>
            </block>
            <block type="cms/block" name="submenu_block">
                <action method="setBlockId">
                    <block_id>submenu_block</block_id>
                </action>
            </block>
            <block type="cms/block" name="search_block_content" before="">
                <action method="setBlockId">
                    <block_id>search_block_content</block_id>
                </action>
            </block>
            <block type="newsletter/subscribe" name="header.newsletter" as="header.newsletter" template="newsletter/header_subscribe.phtml" />
            <block type="page/switch" name="store_switcher" as="store_switcher" template="page/switch/stores.phtml" />
        </reference>
        <reference name="footer">
            <action method="unsetChild">
                <alias>store_switcher</alias>
            </action>
        </reference>
        <!--Begin cart top-bar -->
        <reference name="header">
            <block type="checkout/cart_sidebar" name="cart_topbar" template="checkout/cart/topbar.phtml">
                <action method="addItemRender">
                    <type>simple</type>
                    <block>checkout/cart_item_renderer</block>
                    <template>checkout/cart/sidebar/default.phtml</template>
                </action>
                <action method="addItemRender">
                    <type>grouped</type>
                    <block>checkout/cart_item_renderer_grouped</block>
                    <template>checkout/cart/sidebar/default.phtml</template>
                </action>
                <action method="addItemRender">
                    <type>configurable</type>
                    <block>checkout/cart_item_renderer_configurable</block>
                    <template>checkout/cart/sidebar/default.phtml</template>
                </action>
            </block>
        </reference>
        <!--End cart top-bar -->
        <reference name="top.links.custom">
            <action method="addLink" translate="label title" module="customer">
                <label>My Account</label>
                <url helper="customer/getAccountUrl" />
                <title>My Account</title>
                <prepare />
                <urlParams />
                <position>10</position>
            </action>
        </reference>
    </default>
    <catalog_category_default translate="label">
        <reference name="root">
            <action method="setTemplate">
                <template>page/2columns-left.phtml</template>
            </action>
        </reference>
        <reference name="content">
            <reference name="category.products">
                <reference name="product_list">
                    <action method="setColumnCount">
                        <count>5</count>
                    </action>
                    <action method="setImageSize">
                        <size>135</size>
                    </action>
                </reference>
            </reference>
        </reference>
    </catalog_category_default>
    <catalog_category_layered translate="label">
        <reference name="root">
            <action method="setTemplate">
                <template>page/2columns-left.phtml</template>
            </action>
        </reference>
        <reference name="content">
            <reference name="category.products">
                <reference name="product_list">
                    <action method="setColumnCount">
                        <count>5</count>
                    </action>
                    <action method="setImageSize">
                        <size>135</size>
                    </action>
                </reference>
            </reference>
        </reference>
    </catalog_category_layered>
    <catalogsearch_result_index translate="label">
        <reference name="root">
            <action method="setTemplate">
                <template>page/2columns-left.phtml</template>
            </action>
        </reference>
        <reference name="content">
            <reference name="search.result">
                <reference name="search_result_list">
                    <action method="setColumnCount">
                        <count>5</count>
                    </action>
                    <action method="setImageSize">
                        <size>135</size>
                    </action>
                </reference>
            </reference>
        </reference>
    </catalogsearch_result_index>
    <catalogsearch_advanced_index translate="label">
        <reference name="root">
            <action method="setTemplate">
                <template>page/2columns-left.phtml</template>
            </action>
        </reference>
        <reference name="content">
            <reference name="search.result">
                <reference name="search_result_list">
                    <action method="setColumnCount">
                        <count>5</count>
                    </action>
                    <action method="setImageSize">
                        <size>135</size>
                    </action>
                </reference>
            </reference>
        </reference>
    </catalogsearch_advanced_index>
    <catalogsearch_advanced_result translate="label">
        <update handle="page_two_columns_left" />
        <reference name="root">
            <action method="setTemplate">
                <template>page/2columns-left.phtml</template>
            </action>
        </reference>
    </catalogsearch_advanced_result>
    <contacts_index_index translate="label">
        <reference name="root">
            <action method="setTemplate">
                <template>page/2columns-left.phtml</template>
            </action>
        </reference>
    </contacts_index_index>
    <review_product_list translate="label">
        <reference name="root">
            <action method="setTemplate">
                <template>page/2columns-left.phtml</template>
            </action>
        </reference>
    </review_product_list>
    <review_product_view translate="label">
        <reference name="root">
            <action method="setTemplate">
                <template>page/2columns-left.phtml</template>
            </action>
        </reference>
    </review_product_view>
    <sendfriend_product_send translate="label">
        <reference name="root">
            <action method="setTemplate">
                <template>page/2columns-left.phtml</template>
            </action>
        </reference>
    </sendfriend_product_send>
    <tag_list_index translate="label">
        <reference name="root">
            <action method="setTemplate">
                <template>page/2columns-left.phtml</template>
            </action>
        </reference>
    </tag_list_index>
    <catalog_product_view translate="label">
        <reference name="root">
            <action method="setTemplate">
                <template>page/2columns-left.phtml</template>
            </action>
        </reference>
        <reference name="left">
            <block type="catalog/product_list_related" name="catalog.product.related.left" before="-" template="catalog/product/list/related.phtml" />
        </reference>
    </catalog_product_view>
    <customer_logged_in>
        <reference name="top.links.custom">
            <action method="addLink" translate="label title" module="customer">
                <label>Log Out</label>
                <url helper="customer/getLogoutUrl" />
                <title>Log Out</title>
                <prepare />
                <urlParams />
                <position>100</position>
            </action>
        </reference>
    </customer_logged_in>
    <customer_logged_out>
        <reference name="top.links.custom">
            <action method="addLink" translate="label title" module="customer">
                <label>Log In</label>
                <url helper="customer/getLoginUrl" />
                <title>Log In</title>
                <prepare />
                <urlParams />
                <position>100</position>
            </action>
        </reference>
        <remove name="reorder" />
    </customer_logged_out>
    <customer_account>
        <reference name="left">
            <action method="unsetChild">
                <name>customer_account_navigation</name>
            </action>
        </reference>
        <reference name="content">
            <action method="insert">
                <blockName>customer_account_navigation</blockName>
                <after>0</after>
            </action>
        </reference>
    </customer_account>

    <wp_2columns_right>
        <reference name="right">
            <block type="reports/product_viewed" after="catalog.product.related" name="right.reports.product.viewed" template="reports/product_viewed.phtml" />
            <block type="reports/product_compared" after="catalog.product.related" name="right.reports.product.compared" template="reports/product_compared.phtml" />
            <block type="catalog/product_compare_sidebar" after="catalog.product.related" name="right.catalog.compare.sidebar" template="catalog/product/compare/sidebar.phtml" />
            <block type="checkout/cart_sidebar" name="cart_sidebar" template="checkout/cart/sidebar.phtml" after="catalog.product.related">
                <action method="addItemRender"><type>simple</type><block>checkout/cart_item_renderer</block><template>checkout/cart/sidebar/default.phtml</template></action>
                <action method="addItemRender"><type>grouped</type><block>checkout/cart_item_renderer_grouped</block><template>checkout/cart/sidebar/default.phtml</template></action>
                <action method="addItemRender"><type>configurable</type><block>checkout/cart_item_renderer_configurable</block><template>checkout/cart/sidebar/default.phtml</template></action>
                <block type="core/text_list" name="cart_sidebar.extra_actions" as="extra_actions" translate="label" module="checkout">
                    <label>Shopping Cart Sidebar Extra Actions</label>
                </block>
            </block>
        </reference>
        <reference name="root">
            <action method="setTemplate">
                <template>page/2columns-right.phtml</template>
            </action>
        </reference>
    </wp_2columns_right>
    <catalog_product_view>
        <update handle="wp_2columns_right" />
    </catalog_product_view>
    <review_product_list>
        <update handle="wp_2columns_right" />
    </review_product_list>
    <review_product_view>
        <update handle="wp_2columns_right" />
    </review_product_view>

    <cms_index_index>
        <reference name="footer">
            <action method="unsetData"><key>cache_lifetime</key></action>
            <action method="unsetData"><key>cache_tags</key></action>
            <block type="core/template" name="designby_link" as="designby_link" template="page/html/designby.phtml" after="-" />
        </reference>
    </cms_index_index>
</layout>

 I'll try the drawCustomMenuItem way