diff --git a/lib/mom/instruction/basic_values.rb b/lib/mom/instruction/basic_values.rb
index 8b6af583..efd62ba9 100644
--- a/lib/mom/instruction/basic_values.rb
+++ b/lib/mom/instruction/basic_values.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,16 @@ module Mom
   class Constant
   end
 
+  class BlockConstant < Constant
+    attr_reader :block
+    def initialize(bl)
+      @block = bl
+    end
+    def to_parfait(compiler)
+      @block
+    end
+  end
+
   class IntegerConstant < Constant
     attr_reader :value
     def initialize(value)
diff --git a/lib/parfait/callable_method.rb b/lib/parfait/callable_method.rb
index 2de2674a..39664842 100644
--- a/lib/parfait/callable_method.rb
+++ b/lib/parfait/callable_method.rb
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ module Parfait
 
     def add_block(bl)
       block = self.blocks
-      bl.next = block if(block)
+      bl.set_next(block) if(block)
       @blocks = bl
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/risc.rb b/lib/risc.rb
index d92065c2..5fe2f6ed 100644
--- a/lib/risc.rb
+++ b/lib/risc.rb
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ require_relative "risc/parfait_adapter"
 require_relative "risc/parfait_boot"
 require_relative "risc/linker"
 require_relative "risc/method_compiler"
+require_relative "risc/block_compiler"
 require_relative "risc/assembler"
 
 class Fixnum
diff --git a/lib/risc/block_compiler.rb b/lib/risc/block_compiler.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1dd75b8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/risc/block_compiler.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+module Risc
+
+  # A BlockCompiler is much like a Mehtodcompiler, exept for blocks
+  #
+  class BlockCompiler
+
+    attr_reader :block , :risc_instructions , :constants
+
+    def initialize( block , method)
+      @method = method
+      @regs = []
+      @block = block
+      name = "#{method.self_type.name}.init"
+      @risc_instructions = Risc.label(name, name)
+      @risc_instructions << Risc.label( name, "unreachable")
+      @current = @risc_instructions
+      @constants = []
+    end
+
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/risc/method_compiler.rb b/lib/risc/method_compiler.rb
index 87d83af4..de2e350c 100644
--- a/lib/risc/method_compiler.rb
+++ b/lib/risc/method_compiler.rb
@@ -19,18 +19,19 @@ module Risc
       @risc_instructions << Risc.label( name, "unreachable")
       @current = @risc_instructions
       @constants = []
+      @block_compilers = []
     end
     attr_reader :method , :risc_instructions , :constants
 
     # helper method for builtin mainly
     # the class_name is a symbol, which is resolved to the instance_type of that class
     #
-    # return compiler_self_type with the resolved type
+    # return compiler_for_type with the resolved type
     #
     def self.compiler_for_class( class_name , method_name , args , frame )
       raise "create_method #{class_name}.#{class_name.class}" unless class_name.is_a? Symbol
       clazz = Parfait.object_space.get_class_by_name! class_name
-      compiler_self_type( clazz.instance_type , method_name , args , frame)
+      compiler_for_type( clazz.instance_type , method_name , args , frame)
     end
 
     # create a method for the given type ( Parfait type object)
@@ -38,14 +39,18 @@ module Risc
     # args a hash that will be converted to a type
     # the created method is set as the current and the given type too
     # return the compiler
-    def self.compiler_self_type( type , method_name , args , frame)
+    def self.compiler_for_type( type , method_name , args , frame)
       raise "create_method #{type.inspect} is not a Type" unless type.is_a? Parfait::Type
       raise "Args must be Type #{args}" unless args.is_a?(Parfait::Type)
       raise "create_method #{method_name}.#{method_name.class}" unless method_name.is_a? Symbol
       method = type.create_method( method_name , args , frame)
       self.new(method)
     end
-    
+
+    def add_block_compiler(compiler)
+      @block_compilers << compiler
+    end
+
     # convert the given mom instruction to_risc and then add it (see add_code)
     # continue down the instruction chain unti depleted
     # (adding moves the insertion point so the whole mom chain is added as a risc chain)
diff --git a/lib/vool/block_statement.rb b/lib/vool/block_statement.rb
index 682c50ce..b1933f93 100644
--- a/lib/vool/block_statement.rb
+++ b/lib/vool/block_statement.rb
@@ -14,12 +14,19 @@ module Vool
     # This means we do the compiler here (rather than to_mom, which is in
     # fact never called)
     def slot_definition(compiler)
-      @parfait_block = to_parfait(compiler)
-      return Mom::SlotDefinition.new(Mom::IntegerConstant.new(1) , [])
+      return Mom::SlotDefinition.new(Mom::BlockConstant.new(parfait_block(compiler)) , [])
     end
 
+    # create a block, a compiler for it, comile the bock and add the compiler(code)
+    # to the method compiler for further processing
     def to_mom( compiler )
-#      raise "should not be called "
+      parfait_block = self.parfait_block(compiler)
+      block_compiler = Risc::BlockCompiler.new( parfait_block , compiler.method )
+      compiler.add_block_compiler(block_compiler)
+      puts "BODY #{body}"
+      head = body.to_mom( block_compiler )
+      block_compiler.add_mom(head)
+      block_compiler
     end
 
     def each(&block)
@@ -31,10 +38,14 @@ module Vool
       BlockStatement.new( @args , @body.normalize)
     end
 
-    private
-    def to_parfait(compiler)
-      compiler.method.create_block( make_arg_type , make_frame)
+    # create the parfait block (parfait representation of the block, a Callable similar
+    #  to CallableMethod)
+    def parfait_block(compiler)
+      return @parfait_block if @parfait_block
+      @parfait_block = compiler.method.create_block( make_arg_type , make_frame)
     end
+
+    private
     def make_arg_type(  )
       type_hash = {}
       @args.each {|arg| type_hash[arg] = :Object }
diff --git a/lib/vool/method_statement.rb b/lib/vool/method_statement.rb
index ac9acaf6..616f6ef8 100644
--- a/lib/vool/method_statement.rb
+++ b/lib/vool/method_statement.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ module Vool
     def to_mom(clazz)
       @clazz = clazz || raise( "no class in #{self}")
       method = @clazz.add_method_for(name , make_arg_type , make_frame , body )
-      method.compiler_for(clazz.instance_type)
+      compiler = method.compiler_for(clazz.instance_type)
+      each do |node| ## TODO: must account for nested blocks (someday)
+        node.to_mom(compiler) if node.is_a?(BlockStatement)
+      end
+      compiler
     end
 
     def each(&block)
diff --git a/test/support/compiling.rb b/test/support/compiling.rb
index 7d66aabd..727177cf 100644
--- a/test/support/compiling.rb
+++ b/test/support/compiling.rb
@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ module MomCompile
     assert_equal Risc::MethodCompiler , compiler.class
     @method.source.to_mom( compiler )
   end
-
+  def compile_first_block( block_input )
+    mom = compile_first_method( "main_local = 5 ; self.main{|val| #{block_input}}")
+    mom.next(4) # ignore local assign (1) and call (3)
+  end
   def compile_mom(input)
     Risc.boot!
     RubyX::RubyXCompiler.new(input).ruby_to_mom
diff --git a/test/vool/blocks/helper.rb b/test/vool/blocks/helper.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/test/vool/blocks/test_assign.rb b/test/vool/blocks/test_assign.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2392de6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/vool/blocks/test_assign.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+require_relative "../helper"
+
+module VoolBlocks
+  class TestAssignMom < MiniTest::Test
+    include MomCompile
+
+    def setup
+      Parfait.boot!
+      Risc::Builtin.boot_functions
+      @ins = compile_first_block( "local = 5")
+    end
+
+    def test_class_compiles
+      assert_equal Mom::SlotLoad , @ins.class , @ins
+    end
+    def pest_slot_is_set
+      assert @ins.left
+    end
+    def pest_slot_starts_at_message
+      assert_equal :message , @ins.left.known_object
+    end
+    def pest_slot_gets_self
+      assert_equal :frame , @ins.left.slots[0]
+    end
+    def pest_slot_assigns_to_local
+      assert_equal :main_local , @ins.left.slots[-1]
+    end
+    def pest_slot_assigns_something
+      assert @ins.right
+    end
+    def pest_slot_assigns_int
+      assert_equal Mom::IntegerConstant ,  @ins.right.known_object.class
+    end
+  end
+
+  #otherwise as above, but assigning instance, so should get a SlotLoad
+  class TestAssignMomInstanceToLocal < MiniTest::Test
+    include MomCompile
+    def setup
+      Parfait.boot!
+      @ins = compile_first_method( "@a = 5 ; local = @a")
+    end
+    def pest_class_compiles
+      assert_equal Mom::SlotLoad , @ins.next.class , @ins
+    end
+  end
+
+  #compiling to an argument should result in different second parameter in the slot array
+  class TestAssignToArg < MiniTest::Test
+    include MomCompile
+
+    def setup
+      Parfait.boot!
+      @ins = compile_first_method( "arg = 5")
+    end
+
+    def pest_class_compiles
+      assert_equal Mom::SlotLoad , @ins.class , @ins
+    end
+    def pest_slot_is_set
+      assert @ins.left
+    end
+    def pest_slot_starts_at_message
+      assert_equal :message , @ins.left.known_object
+    end
+    def pest_slot_gets_self
+      assert_equal :arguments , @ins.left.slots[0]
+    end
+    def pest_slot_assigns_to_local
+      assert_equal :arg , @ins.left.slots[-1]
+    end
+  end
+
+  class TestAssignMomToInstance < MiniTest::Test
+    include MomCompile
+    def setup
+      Parfait.boot!
+    end
+    def pest_assigns_const
+      @ins = compile_first_method( "@a = 5")
+      assert_equal Mom::SlotLoad , @ins.class , @ins
+      assert_equal Mom::IntegerConstant , @ins.right.known_object.class , @ins
+    end
+    def pest_assigns_move
+      @ins = compile_first_method( "@a = arg")
+      assert_equal Mom::SlotLoad , @ins.class , @ins
+      assert_equal Mom::SlotDefinition , @ins.right.class , @ins
+    end
+  end
+
+end