Jordi Said It

I always knew it would happen, I just didn't think the first time she asked me a question I couldn't answer would be when she was two and a half!!

Jordi has developed an interest in reading the clock as a way of knowing when Mommy will be turning the TV on for one of her shows. She has two favorites: "Blue's Clues" comes on at 10 o'clock while Caroline's sleeping and "Deal or No Deal" comes on at 8 o'clock when the sun's going down. So, as I was putting Jordi to bed after "DOND" the other night, we had the following conversation, in which she asked me a question that I simply couldn't answer:

"Mommy, is it 9 o'clock?" (There's a little clock with a dial on her nightstand.)
"Yes, the little hand is pointing to the 9, so that means it's 9 o'clock!"
"Mommy! When it's 8 o'clock, "Deal or No Deal" will be on! and I will watch it!" (she's always excited by the thought of watching this show!)
"Yes, Jordi, but it's 9 o'clock now, and "Deal or No Deal" is over."
"NO! I want to go back downstairs and watch "Deal or No Deal" NOW!"
"Now, Jordi, this is how it works... the numbers go in order on the clock. See? It starts at 1 o'clock, then it's 2 o'clock.. (I went through all the numbers a couple times; you get the idea.) So, it was 8 o'clock when "Deal or No Deal" came on, but now it's 9 o'clock, and "Deal or No Deal" is over."
(Here comes the stumper:) "Mommy, where did the 8 go??"
"Hmmmm," I thought, "I could be in trouble on this one... where does the 8 go? The little hand just goes past it, but it's still right there on the dial..."

I ummm-ed a couple times, hoping something appropriate would come to me, but nothing did (which surprised me since usually I'm pretty good coming up with explanations Jordi can understand!). And now, days later, I still don't know where the 8 went!