diff --git a/lib/arm/instructions/move_instruction.rb b/lib/arm/instructions/move_instruction.rb
index fe8869e5..fdf68314 100644
--- a/lib/arm/instructions/move_instruction.rb
+++ b/lib/arm/instructions/move_instruction.rb
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ module Arm
 
     def initialize to , from , options = {}
       super(options)
-      @to = to
       @from = from
+      @to = to
       raise "move must have from set #{inspect}" unless from
       @attributes[:update_status] = 0 if @attributes[:update_status] == nil
       @attributes[:condition_code] = :al if @attributes[:condition_code] == nil
diff --git a/lib/parfait/list.rb b/lib/parfait/list.rb
index cdda6644..6f177582 100644
--- a/lib/parfait/list.rb
+++ b/lib/parfait/list.rb
@@ -148,6 +148,15 @@ module Parfait
       self.object_id == other.object_id
     end
 
+    # word length (padded) is the amount of space taken by the object
+    # For your basic object this means the number of instance variables as determined by layout
+    # This is off course 0 for a list, unless someone squeezed an instance variable in
+    # but additionally, the amount of data comes on top.
+    # unfortuntely we can't just use super because of the Padding
+    def word_length
+      padded_words( get_layout().get_length() +  get_length() )
+    end
+
     #many basic List functions can not be defined in ruby, such as
     # get/set/length/add/delete
     # so they must be defined as CompiledMethods in Builtin::Kernel
diff --git a/lib/register/assembler.rb b/lib/register/assembler.rb
index 46afdeb6..c81ab2ed 100644
--- a/lib/register/assembler.rb
+++ b/lib/register/assembler.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ module Register
       end
       #need the initial jump at 0 and then functions
       @machine.init.set_position(0)
-      at = @machine.init.byte_length
+      at = 0x20 # @machine.init.byte_length
 
       # then we make sure we really get the binary codes first
       @machine.objects.each do |objekt|
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ module Register
         @machine.init.codes.each do |code|
           code.assemble( @stream )
         end
+        pad_after @machine.init.byte_length - 8 # no header (8)
 
         # then write the methods to file
         @machine.objects.each do |objekt|
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ module Register
     end
 
     def write_any obj
-      #puts "Assemble #{obj.class}(#{obj.object_id.to_s(16)}) at stream #{@stream.length.to_s(16)} pos:#{obj.position.to_s(16)} , len:#{obj.word_length.to_s(16)}"
+      puts "Assemble #{obj.class}(#{obj.object_id.to_s(16)}) at stream #{@stream.length.to_s(16)} pos:#{obj.position.to_s(16)} , len:#{obj.word_length.to_s(16)}"
       if @stream.length != obj.position
         raise "Assemble #{obj.class} #{obj.object_id.to_s(16)} at #{@stream.length.to_s(16)} not #{obj.position.to_s(16)}"
       end
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ module Register
         puts "Nil for #{object.class}.#{var}" unless inst
         write_ref_for(inst)
       end
-      #puts "layout length=#{layout.get_length.to_s(16)} mem_len=#{layout.word_length.to_s(16)}"
+      puts "layout length=#{layout.get_length.to_s(16)} mem_len=#{layout.word_length.to_s(16)}"
       l = layout.get_length
       if( object.is_a? Parfait::List)
         object.each do |inst|
@@ -216,7 +217,7 @@ module Register
         @stream.write_uint8(0)
       end
       after = @stream.length.to_s(16)
-      #puts "padded #{length.to_s(16)} with #{pad.to_s(16)} stream #{before}/#{after}"
+      puts "padded #{length.to_s(16)} with #{pad.to_s(16)} stream #{before}/#{after}"
     end
 
   end
diff --git a/lib/virtual/parfait_adapter.rb b/lib/virtual/parfait_adapter.rb
index 99a19535..96aa50d5 100644
--- a/lib/virtual/parfait_adapter.rb
+++ b/lib/virtual/parfait_adapter.rb
@@ -137,9 +137,6 @@ module Parfait
     end
   end
   class List
-    def word_length
-      padded_words(get_length())
-    end
     def to_sof_node(writer , level , ref )
       Sof.array_to_sof_node(self , writer , level , ref )
     end