Unexpected menu behavior

//************************************main menu keybinding and setup****************************************
// bind key
moveMap.bindCmd(keyboard, "delete", mainmenu @ ".toggleMenu();", "");


// toggle the main menu
function mainmenu::toggleMenu(%this)
{
   if(!%this.isAwake())
   {
      Canvas.pushDialog(%this);
   }
// this check ensures the main window won't close if the options menu is open!
   else if(!optionsMenuGui.isAwake())
   {
      Canvas.popDialog(%this);
   }
      // this check ensures the main window won't close if the level menu is open!
   else if (!levelChooseGui.isAwake())
   {
      Canvas.popDialog(%this);
   }
}



//************************************main menu items****************************************

//The close menu button is not listed here because it uses the same function as the keybind to open the menu

function mainmenu::chooseLevel(%this)
{
   // open the level menu up!
   if(!levelChooseGui.isAwake())
   {
      // display the level menu
      Canvas.pushDialog(levelChooseGui);
   }
}

//This opens options window
function mainmenu::playOptions(%this)
{
   // open the options menu up!
   if(!optionsMenuGui.isAwake())
   {
      // tell the options menu to get ready
      optionsMenuGui.initialize();
      
      // display the options menu
      Canvas.pushDialog(optionsMenuGui);
   }
}



// exit the game
function mainmenu::exit(%this)
{
   // exit T2D
   quit();
}




//************************************option menu items****************************************

// initialize various options menu controls
function optionsMenuGui::initialize(%this)
{
   // get the window's child elements by internal name
   %pointsField = %this.findObjectByInternalName("pointsField", true);   
   %bouncyOff = %this.findObjectByInternalName("off", true);
   %bouncyOn = %this.findObjectByInternalName("on", true);
   %bouncyRandom = %this.findObjectByInternalName("random", true);
   %shotNormal = %this.findObjectByInternalName("normal", true);
   %shotFast = %this.findObjectByInternalName("fast", true);
   %shotBlazing = %this.findObjectByInternalName("blazing", true);
   
   
   // set all the default values of the controls from file
   %pointsField.setValue($options::pointsField);
   %bouncyOff.setValue($options::bouncyOff);
   %bouncyOn.setValue($options::bouncyOn);
   %bouncyRandom.setValue($options::bouncyRandom);
   %shotNormal.setValue($options::shotNormal);
   %shotFast.setValue($options::shotFast);
   %shotBlazing.setValue($options::shotBlazing);
}



// cancel the changes and close the options menu
function optionsMenuGui::cancelChanges(%this)
{
   // just close the options menu and forget the changes
   Canvas.popDialog(%this);
}



// apply the changes and close the options menu
function optionsMenuGui::applyChanges(%this)
{
   // get the window's child elements by internal name
   %pointsField = %this.findObjectByInternalName("pointsField", true);
   %bouncyOff = %this.findObjectByInternalName("off", true);
   %bouncyOn = %this.findObjectByInternalName("on", true);
   %bouncyRandom = %this.findObjectByInternalName("random", true);
   %shotNormal = %this.findObjectByInternalName("normal", true);
   %shotFast = %this.findObjectByInternalName("fast", true);
   %shotBlazing = %this.findObjectByInternalName("blazing", true);

   
   // assign the variables to a sub-section of a prefs global
   $options::pointsField = %pointsField.getValue();
   $options::bouncyOff = %bouncyOff.getValue();
   $options::bouncyOn = %bouncyOn.getValue();
   $options::bouncyRandom = %bouncyRandom.getValue();
   $options::shotNormal = %shotNormal.getValue();
   $options::shotFast = %shotFast.getValue();
   $options::shotBlazing = %shotBlazing.getValue();
   
   // export these prefs to our optionsMenu prefs file
   export("$options::*", "~/data/gameprefs.cs");
   
   // close the options menu
   Canvas.popDialog(%this);
}

//************************************level menu items****************************************
//command for buttons on the menu to go in the command field: mainmenu.newGame1();
// start a new game
function levelChooseGui::newGame1(%this)
{
sceneWindow2D.loadLevel("tank_mp_test/data/levels/level1.t2d");
Canvas.popDialog(%this);
mainMenu.toggleMenu();
}

function levelChooseGui::newGame2(%this)
{
sceneWindow2D.loadLevel("tank_mp_test/data/levels/level2.t2d");
Canvas.popDialog(%this);
mainMenu.toggleMenu();
}

function levelChooseGui::newGame3(%this)
{
sceneWindow2D.loadLevel("tank_mp_test/data/levels/level3.t2d");
Canvas.popDialog(%this);
mainMenu.toggleMenu();
}

function levelChooseGui::newGame4(%this)
{
sceneWindow2D.loadLevel("tank_mp_test/data/levels/level4.t2d");
Canvas.popDialog(%this);
mainMenu.toggleMenu();
}

// cancel and close the level menu
function levelChooseGui::cancel(%this)
{
   Canvas.popDialog(%this);
}

// this check ensures the main window won't close if the options menu is open!
   else if(optionsMenuGui.isAwake()) 
   {
      Canvas.popDialog(%this);
   }
      // this check ensures the main window won't close if the level menu is open!
   else if (levelChooseGui.isAwake())
   {
      Canvas.popDialog(%this);
   }

// this check ensures the main window won't close if other menus are open!
   else if(!optionsMenuGui.isAwake() && !levelChooseGui.isAwake()) 
   {
      Canvas.popDialog(%this);
   }