How to stop apps from jumping between desktops?

I am using Lion now, and am bummed it no longer offers Spaces. I've found the multiple "desktops" which acts kind of similarily, but am frustrated by apps jumping around! I like to put my Mail, iCal, and iTunes in the last three desktops (so I can ignore them for the most part), and then move between 2 or 3 active desktops with Word and Firefox for example, whatever I am actually working on. The problem is, if I click on iTunes from my dock, it moves that space to be right next to the one I'm working on. Now I have to scroll through iTunes to get between Word and Firefox. Is there any way to prevent this??

jkimmey,
Have you tried assigning applications to specific Desktops? If not click and hold an application in the Dock and assign the preferred Desktop:

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